English

Solving Dominating Set in Larger Classes of Graphs: FPT Algorithms and Polynomial Kernels

Data Structures and Algorithms 2009-05-15 v3

Abstract

We show that the k-Dominating Set problem is fixed parameter tractable (FPT) and has a polynomial kernel for any class of graphs that exclude K_{i,j} as a subgraph, for any fixed i, j >= 1. This strictly includes every class of graphs for which this problem has been previously shown to have FPT algorithms and/or polynomial kernels. In particular, our result implies that the problem restricted to bounded- degenerate graphs has a polynomial kernel, solving an open problem posed by Alon and Gutner.

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@article{arxiv.0903.4521,
  title  = {Solving Dominating Set in Larger Classes of Graphs: FPT Algorithms and Polynomial Kernels},
  author = {Geevarghese Philip and Venkatesh Raman and Somnath Sikdar},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0903.4521},
  year   = {2009}
}

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12 pages, 1 figure, 1 table

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