Minimum vertex cover in rectangle graphs

Reuven Bar-Yehuda, Danny Hermelin, Dror Rawitz

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Abstract

We consider the Minimum Vertex Cover problem in intersection graphs of axis-parallel rectangles on the plane. We present two algorithms: The first is an EPTAS for non-crossing rectangle families, rectangle families ℛ where R1\R2 is connected for every pair of rectangles R 1, R2 ∈ ℛ. This algorithm extends to intersection graphs of pseudo-disks. The second algorithm achieves a factor of (1.5 + ε) in general rectangle families, for any fixed ε > 0, and works also for the weighted variant of the problem. Both algorithms exploit the plane properties of axis-parallel rectangles.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationAlgorithms, ESA 2010 - 18th Annual European Symposium, Proceedings
Pages255-266
Number of pages12
EditionPART 1
DOIs
StatePublished - 2010
Externally publishedYes
Event18th Annual European Symposium on Algorithms, ESA 2010 - Liverpool, United Kingdom
Duration: 6 Sep 20108 Sep 2010

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
NumberPART 1
Volume6346 LNCS
ISSN (Print)0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)1611-3349

Conference

Conference18th Annual European Symposium on Algorithms, ESA 2010
Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
CityLiverpool
Period6/09/108/09/10

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