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\section{Design and Implementation History}
This higher-dimensional kernel is the result of a long evolving
development. A first version of the kernel was offered as a LEDA
extension package ddgeo by Kurt Mehlhorn and Michael Seel. The
original design was driven by the realization of a d-dimensional
convex hull data type developed at the
\ccHtmlNoLinksFrom{Max-Planck Institut f\"ur Informatik}.
The code base was discussed and reviewed within the CGAL kernel group
(of the low-dimensional kernel). This led to the identification of
the concept interfaces and in parallel to adaptations according to the
evolution of the low-dimensional kernel. The kernel was revised
based on suggestions by Herv\'e Br\"onnimann, Michael Hoffmann, and
Stefan Schirra.
\subsection{Acknowledgments}
This work was supported by ESPRIT IV Long Term Research Projects
No.~21957 (CGAL) and No.~28155 (GALIA).