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Computational complexity of exact computation of the doubling dimension

Given a finite metric space $X$, the doubling constant of $X$ is the smallest integer $k$ such that any ball of arbitrary radius $r$ can be covered by at most $k$ balls of radius $r/2$. The doubling ...
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Computational hardness of a discrete generalized rectangle packing problem

I have a decision problem that is clearly in NP, but I cannot seem to prove that it is in P, nor can I prove its NP-hardness. I attribute this more to my inexperience than to the problem's difficulty (...
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Is orthogonal polygon with crossings count NP-complete?

The are several NP-complete problems related to the construction of orthogonal simple polygons. Rapport showed that it is NP-complete to decide the existence of orthogonal simple polygon that passes ...
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Complexity of counting regions in hyperplane arrangements

Let $H_1,\ldots,H_n$ be hyperplanes in $\Bbb R^d$. Denote $\mathcal{H} :=\{H_1,\ldots,H_n\}$ and let $c(\mathcal{H})$ be the number of regions in the complement: $\Bbb R^d\setminus \bigcup H_i$. ...
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Algorithm for lightest unnested planar vertex-disjoint cycle-cover

Question: given a finite set $\mathcal{P}$ of disjoint points in the Euclidean plane and the set $\mathcal{C}$ of all simple polygons whose corners are subsets of $\mathcal{P}$, what is the ...
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special classes of ideals (eg. toric) that admit faster Buchberger algorithm?

I have heard that toric ideals allow one to speed up the Buchberger algorithm considerably (see Grobner bases of toric ideals, Remark 2,3). My question is two-fold: What are the precise complexity-...
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Reference: Packing under translation is in NP

I am looking for a reference for a result that I am aware of. Let me describe the result. Given a polygon $C$ and polygons $p_1,\ldots,p_n$, it can be decided in NP time, if $p_1,\ldots,p_n$ can be ...
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Problem to efficiently compute the Volume of $d$ anchored 4D cuboids

An easy still unsolved special case of Klee's measure problem with applications in multiple objective optimization is described in the following. Let $[\vec a_1,\vec b_1],\dots,[\vec a_n,\vec b_n]$ ...
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Estimating volume of a simple object

Volume computation is $\#P$ hard. Take the $[0,1]^n$ polytope. Slice it by an half space inequality with $poly(n)$ bit rational coefficients into two unequal halves. Volume of bigger section is $\...
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Complexity of existence of simple polygonalization with prescribed area?

This is a followup on my previous question. Fekete proved the NP-completeness of deciding the existence of simple polygonalization with minimum (or maximum) enclosed area (simple polygonalization is ...
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Complexity of scissors congruence?

Where is the complexity of the problem 'Given two bounded compact convex integral polyhedra in $\mathbb R^n$ presented by $O(poly(n))$ integer valued halfspaces given by linear inequalities with ...
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Projection of a polytope along 4 orthogonal axes

Consider the following problem: Given an $\mathcal{H}$-polytope $P$ in $\mathbb{R}^d$ and $4$ orthogonal vectors $v_1, ..., v_4 \in \mathbb{R}^d$, compute the projection of $P$ to the subspace ...
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Does the problem of recognizing 3DORG-graphs have polynomial complexity?

A 2DORG is the intersection graph of a finite family of rays directed $\to$ or $\uparrow$ in the plane. Such graphs can be recognized effectively (Felsner et al.). A 3DORG is the intersection graph of ...
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A quick algorithm for calculating the $\ell_1$-distance between two finite sets on the real line?

For two non-empty finite sets $A,B$ in the real line define the $\ell_1$-distance $d_1(A,B)$ between $A$ and $B$ as the smallest Lebesgue measure of a closed subset $\Gamma\subset \mathbb R$ such that ...
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What is Known about Preprocessing for Stabbing Queries?

In a concrete setting, I have the following problem: given a fixed set of simple objects (e.g. disks or, convex polygons with few vertices), I need to quickly report the objects that are hit (i.e. ...
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