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Optimal Filling of Shapes
We present filling as a type of spatial subdivision problem similar to
covering and packing. Filling addresses the optimal placement of overlapping
objects lying entirely inside an arbitrary shape so as to cover the most
interior volume. In n-dimensional space, if the objects are polydisperse
n-balls, we show that solutions correspond to sets of maximal n-balls. For
polygons, we provide a heuristic for finding solutions of maximal discs. We
consider the properties of ideal distributions of N discs as N approaches
infinity. We note an analogy with energy landscapes.Comment: 5 page
Motion Planning for Unlabeled Discs with Optimality Guarantees
We study the problem of path planning for unlabeled (indistinguishable)
unit-disc robots in a planar environment cluttered with polygonal obstacles. We
introduce an algorithm which minimizes the total path length, i.e., the sum of
lengths of the individual paths. Our algorithm is guaranteed to find a solution
if one exists, or report that none exists otherwise. It runs in time
, where is the number of robots and is the total
complexity of the workspace. Moreover, the total length of the returned
solution is at most , where OPT is the optimal solution cost. To
the best of our knowledge this is the first algorithm for the problem that has
such guarantees. The algorithm has been implemented in an exact manner and we
present experimental results that attest to its efficiency
Generalized SYZ mirror transformation
Strominger-Yau-Zaslow proposed that mirror symmetry can be understood by torus duality. In this article we explain how it fits into a bigger framework, where tori are replaced by general Lagrangian immersions.
The generalized construction is applicable to a wider class of geometries. We also give a brief introduction to our ongoing work on gluing local mirrors into global geometries
On the Fukaya Categories of Higher Genus Surfaces
We construct the Fukaya category of a closed surface equipped with an area
form using only elementary (essentially combinatorial) methods. We also compute
the Grothendieck group of its derived category.Comment: 40 pages, 17 figures. Final Versio
Combinatorial cohomology of the space of long knots
The motivation of this work is to define cohomology classes in the space of
knots that are both easy to find and to evaluate, by reducing the problem to
simple linear algebra. We achieve this goal by defining a combinatorial graded
cochain complex, such that the elements of an explicit submodule in the
cohomology define algebraic intersections with some "geometrically simple"
strata in the space of knots. Such strata are endowed with explicit
co-orientations, that are canonical in some sense. The combinatorial tools
involved are natural generalisations (degeneracies) of usual methods using
arrow diagrams.Comment: 20p. 9 fig
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