Dynamic maintenance of geometric structures made easy

The problem of dynamically maintaining geometric structures is considered. A technique is proposed that uses randomized incremental algorithms which are augmented to allow deletions of objects. A model for distributions on the possible input sequences of insertions and deletions is developed and analyzed using R. Seidel´s backwards analysis. It is further shown how to apply this to maintain Voronoi diagrams, convex hulls, and planar subdivisions. A strikingly simple algorithm for the maintenance of convex hulls in any dimension is given. The expected running time is determined