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Dealing with Degeneracy in Triangulation

Published

Author(s)

Francis Sullivan, Isabel M. Beichl

Abstract

This is a tutorial article on a quick method for dealing with degeneracy in geometric computations with specific reference to triangulation. The type degeneracy targeted by this article that of four or more points on a circle and five or more points on a sphere.
Citation
Computing in Science & Engineering
Volume
4
Issue
6

Keywords

algorithms, degeneracy, geometry

Citation

Sullivan, F. and Beichl, I. (2002), Dealing with Degeneracy in Triangulation, Computing in Science & Engineering (Accessed March 28, 2024)
Created October 31, 2002, Updated October 12, 2021