convex hull problem

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf computational geometry problem
gptkbp:application gptkb:GIS
robotics
image processing
pattern recognition
collision detection
computational geometry algorithms
gptkbp:complexity O(n log n) for best known algorithms
gptkbp:describes The convex hull problem is the problem of finding the smallest convex polygon that contains a set of points in the plane.
gptkbp:dimensions 3D
2D
gptkbp:field gptkb:geometry
gptkb:mathematics
computer science
gptkbp:firstPublished 1956
gptkbp:generalizes higher dimensions
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label convex hull problem
gptkbp:input finite set of points
gptkbp:notableContributor gptkb:Franco_P._Preparata
gptkb:Ronald_Graham
gptkb:Michael_Ian_Shamos
gptkbp:output convex hull of the points
gptkbp:relatedTo convex hull
gptkbp:supportsAlgorithm gptkb:Graham_scan
gptkb:Jarvis_march
gptkb:Quickhull
Divide and conquer
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Kirkpatrick–Seidel_algorithm
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7