Abstract
It is known that the region V(s) of a simple polygon P, directly visible (illuminable) from an internal point s, is simply connected. Aronov et al. [2] established that the region V1(s) of a simple polygon visible from an internal point s due to at most one diffuse reflection on the boundary of the polygon P, is also simply connected. In this paper we establish that the region V2(s), visible from s due to at most two diffuse reflections may be multiply connected; we demonstrate the construction of an n-sided simple polygon with a point s inside it so that the region of P visible from s after at most two diffuse reflections is multiply connected. We also show that V-3(s), the region of P visible from s after at most three diffuse reflections, can have ω(n) holes.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 5-14 |
Number of pages | 10 |
Journal | Journal of Geometry |
Volume | 81 |
Issue number | 1-2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Dec 1 2004 |
Keywords
- Diffuse reflection
- Multiple connectedness
- Simple polygon
- Visibility
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Geometry and Topology