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A Polynomial-Time Approximation Algorithm for a Geometric Dispersion Problem

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A Polynomial-Time Approximation Algorithm for a Geometric Dispersion Problem
We consider the problem of placing a set of disks in a region containing obstacles such that no two disks intersect. We are given a bounding polygon P and a set R of possibly intersecting unit disks whose centers are in P. The task is to find a set B of m disks of maximum radius such that no disk in B intersects a disk in B R, where m is the maximum number of unit disks that can be packed. Baur and Fekete showed that the problem cannot be solved efficiently for radii that exceed 13/14, unless P = NP. In this paper we present a 2/3approximation algorithm.
Marc Benkert, Joachim Gudmundsson, Christian Knaue
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Type Conference
Year 2006
Where COCOON
Authors Marc Benkert, Joachim Gudmundsson, Christian Knauer, Esther Moet, René van Oostrum, Alexander Wolff
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