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Convex hull formation

Particles must enclose an object in its convex hull, sensing only locally.

Problem statement and measuresexpand

Particles must form the convex hull (and the weak \(\mathcal{O}_\Delta\)-hull) of a fixed object, a connected set of nodes of the triangular lattice that particles cannot enter. \(B\) is the length of the object's boundary.

Measures: Time, asynchronous rounds; Moves, total expansions and contractions (work).

tight near-optimal polynomial gap unknown impossible· rows follow the assumption tree; each cell: best upper bound vs lower bound, and what forces the lower bound
Setting
Time
Moves
No orientation + constant memory, + strong scheduler
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