Families of m-convex polygons: m = 2

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arXiv0710.4606MaRDI QIDQ6207260FDOQ6207260

Anthony J Guttmann, W. R. G. James, I. Jensen

Publication date: 24 October 2007

Abstract: Polygons are described as almost-convex if their perimeter differs from the perimeter of their minimum bounding rectangle by twice their `concavity index', m. Such polygons are called emph{m-convex} polygons and are characterised by having up to m indentations in the side. We use a `divide and conquer' approach, factorising 2-convex polygons by extending a line along the base of its indents. We then use the inclusion-exclusion principle, the Hadamard product and extensions to known methods to derive the generating functions for each case.












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