Abstract
We give a surprisingly short proof that in any planar arrangement of n curves where each pair intersects at most a fixed number (s) of times, the k-level has subquadratic (O(n2-1/2s) complexity. This answers one of the main open problems from the author's previous paper [DCG 29, 375-393 (2003)], which provided a weaker upper bound for a restricted class of curves only (graphs of degree-s polynomials). When combined with existing tools (cutting curves, sampling, etc.), the new idea generates a slew of improved k-level results for most of the curve families studied earlier, including a near-O(n3/2 bound for parabolas.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 11-24 |
Number of pages | 14 |
Journal | Discrete and Computational Geometry |
Volume | 34 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jul 2005 |
Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Theoretical Computer Science
- Geometry and Topology
- Discrete Mathematics and Combinatorics
- Computational Theory and Mathematics