Two Applications of Point Matching

The two following problems can be solved by a reduction to a minimum-weight bipartite matching problem (or a related network flow problem): a) Floodlight illumination: We are given $n$ infinite wedges (sectors, spotlights) that can cover the whole plane when placed at the origin. They are to be assigned to $n$ given locations (in arbitrary order, but without rotation) such that they still cover the whole plane. (This extends results of Bose et al. from 1997.) b) Convex partition: Partition a convex $m$-gon into $m$ convex parts, each part containing one of the edges and a given number of points from a given point set. (Garcia and Tejel 1995, Aurenhammer 2008)