<s>
In	O
computational	O
geometry	O
,	O
the	O
cone	B-Application
algorithm	I-Application
is	O
an	O
algorithm	O
for	O
identifying	O
the	O
particles	O
that	O
are	O
near	O
the	O
surface	O
of	O
an	O
object	O
composed	O
of	O
discrete	O
particles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
cone	B-Application
algorithm	I-Application
was	O
first	O
described	O
in	O
a	O
publication	O
about	O
nanogold	O
in	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
cone	B-Application
algorithm	I-Application
works	O
well	O
with	O
clusters	O
in	O
condensed	O
phases	O
,	O
including	O
solid	O
and	O
liquid	O
phases	O
.	O
</s>
