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The model of bulk-synchronous parallel (BSP) computation is an emerging paradigm of general-purpose parallel computing. We propose the first optimal deterministic BSP algorithm for computing the convex hull of a set of points in three-dimensional Euclidean space. Our algorithm is basedon known fundamental results from combinatorial geometry, concerning small-sized, efficiently constructible ϵ-nets and ϵ-approximations of a given point set. The algorithm generalises the technique of regular sampling, usedpreviously for sorting andt wodimensional convex hull computation. The cost of the simple algorithm is optimal only for extremely large inputs; we show how to reduce the requiredinput size by applying regular sampling in a multi-level fashion.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationEuro-Par 2002. Parallel Processing
Subtitle of host publication8th International Euro-Par Conference Paderborn, Germany, August 27-30, 2002 Proceedings
PublisherSpringer Nature
Pages392-399
Number of pages8
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Jan 2002

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
PublisherSpringer Nature
Volume2400
ISSN (Print)0302-9743

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