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Main Authors: Rasch, Christian, Satzger, Thomas
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Published: 2007
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/cs/0703082
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author Rasch, Christian
Satzger, Thomas
author_facet Rasch, Christian
Satzger, Thomas
contents The fast marching algorithm computes an approximate solution to the eikonal equation in O(N log N) time, where the factor log N is due to the administration of a priority queue. Recently, Yatziv, Bartesaghi and Sapiro have suggested to use an untidy priority queue, reducing the overall complexity to O(N) at the price of a small error in the computed solution. In this paper, we give an explicit estimate of the error introduced, which is based on a discrete comparison principle. This estimates implies in particular that the choice of an accuracy level that is independent of the speed function F results in the complexity bound O(Fmax /Fmin N). A numerical experiment illustrates this robustness problem for large ratios Fmax /Fmin .
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spellingShingle Remarks on the O(N) Implementation of the Fast Marching Method
Rasch, Christian
Satzger, Thomas
Numerical Analysis
The fast marching algorithm computes an approximate solution to the eikonal equation in O(N log N) time, where the factor log N is due to the administration of a priority queue. Recently, Yatziv, Bartesaghi and Sapiro have suggested to use an untidy priority queue, reducing the overall complexity to O(N) at the price of a small error in the computed solution. In this paper, we give an explicit estimate of the error introduced, which is based on a discrete comparison principle. This estimates implies in particular that the choice of an accuracy level that is independent of the speed function F results in the complexity bound O(Fmax /Fmin N). A numerical experiment illustrates this robustness problem for large ratios Fmax /Fmin .
title Remarks on the O(N) Implementation of the Fast Marching Method
topic Numerical Analysis
url https://arxiv.org/abs/cs/0703082