Introduction
In point-set-embeddability (PSE) problems one is given not just a graph that is to be drawn, but also a set of points in the plane that specify where the vertices of the graph can be placed. The problem class was introduced by Gritzmann et al. [3] twenty years ago. In their work and most other works on PSE problems, however, planarity of the output drawing was an essential requirement. Recent experiments on the readability of drawings [4] showed that polyline drawings with angles at edge crossings close to 90°. and a small number of bends per edge are just as readable as planar drawings. Motivated by these findings, Didimo et al. [2] recently introduced RAC drawings where pairs of crossing edges must form a right angle and, more generally, αAC drawings (for α ∈ (0, 90°]) where the crossing angle must be at least α. As usual, edges may not overlap and may not go through vertices. We investigate the intersection of PSE and RAC/αAC.
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Fink, M., Haunert, JH., Mchedlidze, T., Spoerhase, J., Wolff, A. (2012). Drawing Graphs with Vertices at Specified Positions and Crossings at Large Angles. In: van Kreveld, M., Speckmann, B. (eds) Graph Drawing. GD 2011. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 7034. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-25878-7_43
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