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Alternative polynomial-time algorithm for Bipartite Matching

Data Structures and Algorithms 2023-09-12 v3 Discrete Mathematics Computer Science and Game Theory

Abstract

If GG is a bipartite graph, Hall's theorem \cite{H35} gives a condition for the existence of a matching of GG covering one side of the bipartition. This theorem admits a well-known algorithmic proof involving the repeated search of augmenting paths. We present here an alternative algorithm, using a game-theoretic formulation of the problem. We also show how to extend this formulation to the setting of balanced hypergraphs.

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@article{arxiv.2211.00711,
  title  = {Alternative polynomial-time algorithm for Bipartite Matching},
  author = {Sylvain Guillemot},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2211.00711},
  year   = {2023}
}
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