Delaunay Triangulations Quiz

Delaunay Triangulation

• A Delaunay triangulation for a set of points in a plane maximizes the minimum angle of the triangles formed, avoiding slender triangles.
• It ensures that no point in the set is inside the circumcircle of any triangle formed by the triangulation.

Points on the Same Line

• If a set of points lies on the same line, Delaunay triangulation results in no edges connecting those points, as they cannot form a valid triangle.
• This scenario leads to a degenerate case where no triangulation can occur.

Points on the Same Circle

• When four or more points lie on the same circle, multiple Delaunay triangulations can exist.
• This creates ambiguity in selecting which triangles to form, as each triangle includes one of the points while excluding the others.

Relationship with Voronoi Diagram

• The Delaunay triangulation is the dual of the Voronoi diagram, where each triangle corresponds to a Voronoi cell.
• The vertices of the Voronoi diagram represent the points from the original set, and edges are perpendicular bisectors of the Delaunay triangulation edges.

Extension to Higher Dimensions

• The concept of Delaunay triangulation can be generalized to higher dimensions using circumscribed spheres.
• In three dimensions, a tetrahedron is formed instead of a triangle, while in four dimensions, a 4-simplex is created, and so forth for higher dimensions.

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