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Directed Feedback Vertex Set is Fixed-Parameter Tractable

Data Structures and Algorithms 2007-07-03 v1 Computational Complexity

Abstract

We resolve positively a long standing open question regarding the fixed-parameter tractability of the parameterized Directed Feedback Vertex Set problem. In particular, we propose an algorithm which solves this problem in O(8kk!poly(n))O(8^kk!*poly(n)).

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@article{arxiv.0707.0282,
  title  = {Directed Feedback Vertex Set is Fixed-Parameter Tractable},
  author = {Igor Razgon and Barry O'Sullivan},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0707.0282},
  year   = {2007}
}

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14 pages

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