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The.Algorithm.Design.Manual.Springer-Verlag.1998

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1.6.2 Convex Hull<br />

1.6.2 Convex Hull<br />

INPUT OUTPUT<br />

Input Description: A set S of n points in d -dimensional space.<br />

Problem: Find the smallest convex polygon containing all the points of S .<br />

Implementations<br />

● Qhull - higher dimensional convex hull program (C) (rating 10)<br />

● LEDA - A Library of Efficient Data Types and <strong>Algorithm</strong>s (C++) (rating 6)<br />

● Clarkson's higher dimensional convex hull code (C) (rating 6)<br />

● Joseph O'Rourke's Computational Geometry (C) (rating 6)<br />

● Xtango and Polka <strong>Algorithm</strong> Animation Systems (C++) (rating 4)<br />

● Moret and Shapiro's <strong>Algorithm</strong>s P to NP (Pascal) (rating 3)<br />

● Netlib / TOMS -- Collected <strong>Algorithm</strong>s of the ACM (FORTRAN) (rating 3)<br />

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