Halfspace separation in geodesic convexity
Discrete Mathematics
2026-04-20 v1 Combinatorics
Abstract
Let be a simple connected undirected graph. A set is \emph{geodesically convex} if for any pair of vertices , all vertices on all shortest paths in from to are contained in . A set is said to be a {halfspace} if both and its complement (denoted by ) are convex. Given two sets , the { halfspace separation} problem asks if there exist complementary halfspaces such that and . The halfspace separation problem is known to be NP-complete for the geodesic convexity of general graphs. We show that geodesic halfspace separation is polynomial for weakly bridged graphs, pseudo-modular graphs, and the basis graphs of matroids.
Cite
@article{arxiv.2604.16159,
title = {Halfspace separation in geodesic convexity},
author = {Niranjan Nair},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2604.16159},
year = {2026}
}