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An O(n) Time Algorithm For Maximum Induced Matching In Bipartite Star_123-free Graphs

Discrete Mathematics 2014-04-28 v1

Abstract

A matching in a graph is a set of edges no two of which share a common vertex. A matching M is an induced matching if no edge connects two edges of M. The problem of finding a maximum induced matching is known to be NP-hard in general and specifically for bipartite graphs. Lozin has been proposed an O(n^3) time algorithm for this problem on the class of bipartite Star_123,Sun_4-free graphs. In this paper we improve and generalize this result in presenting a simple O(n) time algorithm for maximum induced matching problem in bipartite Star_123-free graphs.

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@article{arxiv.1404.6288,
  title  = {An O(n) Time Algorithm For Maximum Induced Matching In Bipartite Star_123-free Graphs},
  author = {Ruzayn Quaddoura},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1404.6288},
  year   = {2014}
}

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This paper is published in World of Computer Science and Information Technology Journal

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