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Three-clustering of points in the plane

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Algorithms—ESA '93 (ESA 1993)

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Given n points in the plane, we partition them into three classes such that the maximum distance between two points in the same class is minimized. The algorithm takes O(n 2 log2 n) time.

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Hagauer, J., Rote, G. (1993). Three-clustering of points in the plane. In: Lengauer, T. (eds) Algorithms—ESA '93. ESA 1993. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 726. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-57273-2_55

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