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Given two disjoint convex polygons in standard representations, one can compute outer common tangents in logarithmic time without first obtaining a separating line. If the polygons are not disjoint, there is an additional factor of the logarithm of the intersection or convex hull, whichever is smaller.
Both authors supported in part by NSERC Research Grants. The second was also supported by a fellowship from the B.C. Advanced Systems Institute.
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Kirkpatrick, D., Snoeyink, J. (1995). Computing common tangents without a separating line. In: Akl, S.G., Dehne, F., Sack, JR., Santoro, N. (eds) Algorithms and Data Structures. WADS 1995. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 955. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-60220-8_61
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