Dynamic distribution-sensitive point location

Siu Wing Cheng, Man Kit Lau

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Abstract

We propose a dynamic data structure for the distribution-sensitive point location problem. Suppose that there is a fixed query distribution in R2, and we are given an oracle that can return in O(1) time the probability of a query point falling into a polygonal region of constant complexity. We can maintain a convex subdivision S with n vertices such that each query is answered in O(OPT) expected time, where OPT is the minimum expected time of the best linear decision tree for point location in S. The space and construction time are O(nlog2 n). An update of S as a mixed sequence of k edge insertions and deletions takes O(klog5 n) amortized time. As a corollary, the randomized incremental construction of the Voronoi diagram of n sites can be performed in O(nlog5 n) expected time so that, during the incremental construction, a nearest neighbor query at any time can be answered optimally with respect to the intermediate Voronoi diagram at that time.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication36th International Symposium on Computational Geometry, SoCG 2020
EditorsSergio Cabello, Danny Z. Chen
PublisherSchloss Dagstuhl- Leibniz-Zentrum fur Informatik GmbH, Dagstuhl Publishing
ISBN (Electronic)9783959771436
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jun 2020
Event36th International Symposium on Computational Geometry, SoCG 2020 - Zurich, Switzerland
Duration: 23 Jun 202026 Jun 2020

Publication series

NameLeibniz International Proceedings in Informatics, LIPIcs
Volume164
ISSN (Print)1868-8969

Conference

Conference36th International Symposium on Computational Geometry, SoCG 2020
Country/TerritorySwitzerland
CityZurich
Period23/06/2026/06/20

Bibliographical note

Publisher Copyright:
© Siu-Wing Cheng and Man-Kit Lau; licensed under Creative Commons License CC-BY 36th International Symposium on Computational Geometry (SoCG 2020).

Keywords

  • Convex subdivision
  • Dynamic planar point location
  • Linear decision tree

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