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Inapproximability of Dominating Set in Power Law Graphs

Computational Complexity 2012-12-17 v1 Discrete Mathematics Data Structures and Algorithms Combinatorics Optimization and Control

Abstract

We give logarithmic lower bounds for the approximability of the Minimum Dominating Set problem in connected (alpha,beta)-Power Law Graphs. We give also a best up to now upper approximation bound on the problem for the case of the parameters beta>2. We develop also a new functional method for proving lower approximation bounds and display a sharp phase transition between approximability and inapproximability of the underlying problem. This method could also be of independent interest.

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@article{arxiv.1212.3517,
  title  = {Inapproximability of Dominating Set in Power Law Graphs},
  author = {Mikael Gast and Mathias Hauptmann and Marek Karpinski},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1212.3517},
  year   = {2012}
}

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23 pages, 4 figures