On relating edges in graphs without cycles of length 4

Vadim E. Levit, David Tankus

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Abstract

An edge xy is relating in the graph G if there is an independent set S, containing neither x nor y, such that S? x and S? y are both maximal independent sets in G. It is an NP-complete problem to decide whether an edge is relating [1]. We show that the problem remains NP-complete even for graphs without cycles of lengths 4 and 5. On the other hand, we show that for graphs without cycles of lengths 4 and 6, the problem can be solved in polynomial time.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)28-33
Number of pages6
JournalJournal of Discrete Algorithms
Volume26
DOIs
StatePublished - May 2014
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Ford and Fulkerson algorithm
  • Relating edge
  • SAT problem
  • Well-covered graph

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