Sublinear-time approximation of Euclidean minimum spanning tree
Document Type
Conference Proceeding
Publication Date
1-1-2003
Abstract
We consider the problem of finding the weight of a Euclidean minimum spanning tree for a set of n points in ℝd. We focus on the situation when the input point set is supported by certain basic (and commonly used) geometric data structures that can provide efficient access to the input in a structured way. We present an algorithm that estimates with high probability the weight of a Euclidean minimum spanning tree of a set of points to within 1 + ε using only Õ(√n poly(1/ε)) queries for constant d. The algorithm assumes that the input is supported by a minimal bounding cube enclosing it, by orthogonal range queries, and by cone approximate nearest neighbors queries.
Identifier
0038754067 (Scopus)
Publication Title
Proceedings of the Annual ACM SIAM Symposium on Discrete Algorithms
First Page
813
Last Page
822
Recommended Citation
Czumaj, Artur; Ergün, Funda; Fortnow, Lance; Magen, Avner; Newman, Ilan; Rubinfeld, Ronitt; and Sohler, Christian, "Sublinear-time approximation of Euclidean minimum spanning tree" (2003). Faculty Publications. 14471.
https://digitalcommons.njit.edu/fac_pubs/14471
