## Separating two simple polygons by a sequence of translations.(English)Zbl 0646.68052

Let P and Q be two disjoint simple (not necessarily convex) polygons. The authors present an algorithm which determines whether Q can be moved by a sequence of translations to a position sufficiently far from P without colliding with P, and which produces such a motion if it exists. For earlier research on translational separability of planar objects, see G. T. Toussaint, Computational geometry, Mach. Intell. Pattern Recognition 2, 335-375 (1985; Zbl 0588.68053).
Reviewer: E.J.F.Primrose

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 68Q25 Analysis of algorithms and problem complexity 51M20 Polyhedra and polytopes; regular figures, division of spaces 52A10 Convex sets in $$2$$ dimensions (including convex curves) 51M15 Geometric constructions in real or complex geometry

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