.. _sphx_glr_api_gallery_geometry_enclosing:

Enclosing circles
-----------------

The smallest circle containing a set of points.


.. raw:: html

  <div id='sg-tag-list' class='sphx-glr-tag-list'></div>


.. raw:: html

    <div class="sphx-glr-thumbnails">

.. thumbnail-parent-div-open

.. raw:: html

    <div class="sphx-glr-thumbcontainer" tooltip="Finds the smallest circle containing a random point cloud with Welzl&#x27;s algorithm. The optimal circle always passes through two or three of the points.">

.. only:: html

  .. image:: /api/gallery/geometry/enclosing/images/thumb/sphx_glr_plot_01_smallest_enclosing_circle_thumb.png
    :alt:

  :doc:`/api/gallery/geometry/enclosing/plot_01_smallest_enclosing_circle`

.. raw:: html

      <div class="sphx-glr-thumbnail-title">Sylvester's problem: the smallest enclosing circle</div>
    </div>


.. thumbnail-parent-div-close

.. raw:: html

    </div>


.. toctree::
   :hidden:

   /api/gallery/geometry/enclosing/plot_01_smallest_enclosing_circle