{"volume":81,"date_updated":"2021-01-12T07:54:15Z","title":"Covering convex sets with non-overlapping polygons","publication_status":"published","publication":"Discrete Mathematics","doi":"10.1016/0012-365X(90)90147-A","type":"journal_article","abstract":[{"lang":"eng","text":"We prove that given n⩾3 convex, compact, and pairwise disjoint sets in the plane, they may be covered with n non-overlapping convex polygons with a total of not more than 6n−9 sides, and with not more than 3n−6 distinct slopes. Furthermore, we construct sets that require 6n−9 sides and 3n−6 slopes for n⩾3. The upper bound on the number of slopes implies a new bound on a recently studied transversal problem."}],"publisher":"Elsevier","day":"15","author":[{"last_name":"Edelsbrunner","first_name":"Herbert","id":"3FB178DA-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87","orcid":"0000-0002-9823-6833","full_name":"Herbert Edelsbrunner"},{"last_name":"Robison","first_name":"Arch","full_name":"Robison, Arch D"},{"first_name":"Xiao","last_name":"Shen","full_name":"Shen, Xiao-Jun"}],"page":"153 - 164","publist_id":"2060","year":"1990","quality_controlled":0,"date_created":"2018-12-11T12:06:44Z","date_published":"1990-04-15T00:00:00Z","_id":"4065","issue":"2","status":"public","intvolume":"        81","citation":{"ista":"Edelsbrunner H, Robison A, Shen X. 1990. Covering convex sets with non-overlapping polygons. Discrete Mathematics. 81(2), 153–164.","apa":"Edelsbrunner, H., Robison, A., &#38; Shen, X. (1990). Covering convex sets with non-overlapping polygons. <i>Discrete Mathematics</i>. Elsevier. <a href=\"https://doi.org/10.1016/0012-365X(90)90147-A\">https://doi.org/10.1016/0012-365X(90)90147-A</a>","ieee":"H. Edelsbrunner, A. Robison, and X. Shen, “Covering convex sets with non-overlapping polygons,” <i>Discrete Mathematics</i>, vol. 81, no. 2. Elsevier, pp. 153–164, 1990.","chicago":"Edelsbrunner, Herbert, Arch Robison, and Xiao Shen. “Covering Convex Sets with Non-Overlapping Polygons.” <i>Discrete Mathematics</i>. Elsevier, 1990. <a href=\"https://doi.org/10.1016/0012-365X(90)90147-A\">https://doi.org/10.1016/0012-365X(90)90147-A</a>.","ama":"Edelsbrunner H, Robison A, Shen X. Covering convex sets with non-overlapping polygons. <i>Discrete Mathematics</i>. 1990;81(2):153-164. doi:<a href=\"https://doi.org/10.1016/0012-365X(90)90147-A\">10.1016/0012-365X(90)90147-A</a>","short":"H. Edelsbrunner, A. Robison, X. Shen, Discrete Mathematics 81 (1990) 153–164.","mla":"Edelsbrunner, Herbert, et al. “Covering Convex Sets with Non-Overlapping Polygons.” <i>Discrete Mathematics</i>, vol. 81, no. 2, Elsevier, 1990, pp. 153–64, doi:<a href=\"https://doi.org/10.1016/0012-365X(90)90147-A\">10.1016/0012-365X(90)90147-A</a>."},"extern":1,"month":"04"}