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A circle packing algorithm
Received 24 August 2001;
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Abstract
A circle packing is a configuration P of circles realizing a specified pattern of tangencies. Radii of packings in the euclidean and hyperbolic planes may be computed using an iterative process suggested by William Thurston. We describe an efficient implementation, discuss its performance, and illustrate recent applications. A central role is played by new and subtle monotonicity results for “flowers” of circles.
Author Keywords: Circle packing; Conformal geometry; Discrete Dirichlet problem






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