Edge open packing on subclasses of chordal graphs
Abstract
Let be a graph where and are the vertex and edge sets, respectively. In a graph , two edges are said to have a \emph{common edge} if joins an endpoint of to an endpoint of in . A subset is called an \emph{edge open packing set} in if no two edges in share a common edge in , and the largest size of such a set in is known as the \emph{edge open packing number}, represented by . The \textsc{Maximum Edge Open Packing Problem} is to find an edge open packing set of a given graph with maximum size. In [Bre{\v{s}}ar and Samadi. Edge open packing: complexity, algorithmic aspects, and bounds. Theor. Comput. Sci., 2024.], Bre{\v{s}}ar and Samadi pose an open question of the edge open packing problem in chordal graphs. In this paper, we partially answer this open question by showing a polynomial-time algorithm to solve the maximum edge open packing problem in the subclasses of chordal graphs. First, we show that the \textsc{Maximum Edge Open Packing Problem} can be solved in polynomial time for \emph{proper interval graphs}. Furthermore, we show that in \emph{block graphs} we can solve this problem in polynomial time. Finally, we prove that this problem can be solved in linear time for \emph{split graphs}.
Cite
@article{arxiv.2510.16236,
title = {Edge open packing on subclasses of chordal graphs},
author = {Kamal Santra},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2510.16236},
year = {2025}
}