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doi:10.22028/D291-26476
Title: | New lower bounds for Hopcroft´s problem |
Author(s): | Erickson, Jeff |
Language: | English |
Year of Publication: | 1994 |
DDC notations: | 004 Computer science, internet |
Publikation type: | Report |
Abstract: | We establish new lower bounds on the complexity of the following basic geometric problem, attributed to John Hopcroft: Given a set of n points and m hyperplanes in \mathbb{R}^{d}, is any point contained in any hyperplane? We define a general class of partitioning algorithms, and show that in the worst case, for all m and n, any such algorithm requires time \Omega(n\log m+n^{2/3}m^{2/3}+m\log n) in two dimensions, or \Omega(n\log m+n^{5/6}m^{1/2}+n^{1/2}m^{5/6}+m\log n) in three or more dimensions. We obtain slightly higher bounds for the counting version of Hopcrofts problem in four or more dimensions. Our planar lower bound is within a factor of 2^{O(\log*(n+m))} of the best known upper bound, due to Matousek. Previously, the best known lower bound, in any dimension, was \Omega(n\log m+m\log n). We develop our lower bounds in two stages. First we define a combinatorial representation of the relative order type of a set of points and hyperplanes, called a monochromatic cover, and derive lower bounds on the complexity of this representation. We then show that the running time of any partitioning algorithm is bounded below by the size of some monochromatic cover. |
Link to this record: | urn:nbn:de:bsz:291-scidok-51801 hdl:20.500.11880/26532 http://dx.doi.org/10.22028/D291-26476 |
Series name: | Technischer Bericht / A / Fachbereich Informatik, Universität des Saarlandes |
Series volume: | 1994/04 |
Date of registration: | 5-Apr-2013 |
Faculty: | MI - Fakultät für Mathematik und Informatik |
Department: | MI - Informatik |
Collections: | SciDok - Der Wissenschaftsserver der Universität des Saarlandes |
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