Fast shortest distance between two line segments (in N dimensions)

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Shortest distance between two line segments in N dimensions
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This function implements the fast algorithm proposed in Vladimir J. LUMELSKY, "On fast computation of distance between line segments," Information Processing Letters 21 (1985) 55-61. for computing the shortest distance between two line segments.
It handles all degenerate cases as well (when the lines are parallel, one line is a point, both lines are points).

Optionally, the function can return the closest two points on the line segments.

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Ondrej (2024). Fast shortest distance between two line segments (in N dimensions) (https://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/fileexchange/49502-fast-shortest-distance-between-two-line-segments-in-n-dimensions), MATLAB Central File Exchange. Retrieved .

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1.0.0.0