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We consider the problem of finding \textit{semi-matching} in bipartite graphs which is also extensively studied under various names in the scheduling literature. We give faster algorithms for both weighted and unweighted case. For the…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2012-06-15 Jittat Fakcharoenphol , Bundit Laekhanukit , Danupon Nanongkai

We present deterministic distributed algorithms for computing approximate maximum cardinality matchings and approximate maximum weight matchings. Our algorithm for the unweighted case computes a matching whose size is at least $(1-\eps)$…

Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing · Computer Science 2014-11-12 Guy Even , Moti Medina , Dana Ron

We consider the maximum vertex-weighted matching problem (MVM), in which non-negative weights are assigned to the vertices of a graph, the weight of a matching is the sum of the weights of the matched vertices, and we are required to…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2018-10-12 Florin Dobrian , Mahantesh Halappanavar , Alex Pothen , Ahmed Al-Herz

In multistage perfect matching problems we are given a sequence of graphs on the same vertex set and asked to find a sequence of perfect matchings, corresponding to the sequence of graphs, such that consecutive matchings are as similar as…

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We show a fast algorithm for determining the set of edges in a planar undirected unweighted graph, whose deletion reduces the maximum flow between two fixed vertices. This is a special case of the max flow vitality problem, that has been…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2021-09-14 Giorgio Ausiello , Paolo G. Franciosa , Isabella Lari , Andrea Ribichini

Temporal graphs are graphs where the topology and/or other properties of the graph change with time. They have been used to model applications with temporal information in various domains. Problems on static graphs become more challenging…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2022-02-02 Subhrangsu Mandal , Arobinda Gupta

Given an undirected, unweighted graph with $n$ vertices and $m$ edges, the maximum cut problem is to find a partition of the $n$ vertices into disjoint subsets $V_1$ and $V_2$ such that the number of edges between them is as large as…

Let G be a bipartite graph with positive integer weights on the edges and without isolated nodes. Let n, N and W be the node count, the largest edge weight and the total weight of G. Let k(x,y) be log(x)/log(x^2/y). We present a new…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2007-05-23 Ming-Yang Kao , Tak-Wah Lam , Wing-Kin Sung , Hing-Fung Ting

We study the maximal rank in affine subspaces of symmetric or alternating matrices, in terms of the matching numbers of certain associated graphs. Applications include simple proofs of upper bounds on the dimension of such subspaces in…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2017-03-17 Roy Meshulam

In preference modelling, it is essential to determine the number of questions and their arrangements to ask from the decision maker. We focus on incomplete pairwise comparison matrices, and provide the optimal filling in patterns, which…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2025-09-04 Zsombor Szádoczki , Sándor Bozóki

For bipartite graphs the NP-completeness is proved for the problem of existence of maximum matching which removal leads to a graph with given lower(upper)bound for the cardinality of its maximum matching.

Discrete Mathematics · Computer Science 2008-03-08 R. R. Kamalian , V. V. Mkrtchyan

We study distributed algorithms that find a maximal matching in an anonymous, edge-coloured graph. If the edges are properly coloured with $k$ colours, there is a trivial greedy algorithm that finds a maximal matching in $k-1$ synchronous…

Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing · Computer Science 2013-12-24 Juho Hirvonen , Jukka Suomela

We introduce and study randomized sequential importance sampling algorithms for estimating the number of perfect matchings in bipartite graphs. In analyzing their performance, we establish various non-standard central limit theorems. We…

Probability · Mathematics 2025-11-18 Persi Diaconis , Brett Kolesnik

A maximal $\varepsilon$-near perfect matching is a maximal matching which covers at least $(1-\varepsilon)|V(G)|$ vertices. In this paper, we study the number of maximal near perfect matchings in generalized quasirandom and dense graphs. We…

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In the Matching Cut problem we ask whether a graph $G$ has a matching cut, that is, a matching which is also an edge cut of $G$. We consider the variants Perfect Matching Cut and Disconnected Perfect Matching where we ask whether there…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2025-01-16 Felicia Lucke

Given a bipartite graph that has a perfect matching, a prefect proportional allocation is an assignment of positive weights to the nodes of the right partition so that every left node is fractionally assigned to its neighbors in proportion…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2026-05-01 Daniel Hathcock , R. Ravi

Let G=(V,E) be a graph with f:V\to Z_+ a function assigning degree bounds to vertices. We present the first efficient algebraic algorithm to find an f-factor. The time is \tilde{O}(f(V)^{\omega}). More generally for graphs with integral…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2013-04-26 Harold N. Gabow , Piotr Sankowski

A maximal matching $M$ that consists of independent edges is a subgraph of a simple and undirected graph $G$ for which $G-M$ forms an independent set. A graph $G$ is called equimatchable if all maximal matchings have the same number of…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2019-11-12 Mehmet Akif Yıldız

We show that each perfect matching in a bipartite graph $G$ intersects at least half of the perfect matchings in $G$. This result has equivalent formulations in terms of the permanent of the adjacency matrix of a graph, and in terms of…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2019-10-14 Matija Bucic , Pat Devlin , Mo Hendon , Dru Horne , Ben Lund

There are three usual definitions of a maximum bipartite clique (biclique) in a bipartite graph\,: either maximizing the number of vertices, or of edges, or finding a maximum balanced biclique. The first problem can be solved in polynomial…

Discrete Mathematics · Computer Science 2025-10-07 Fabien de Montgolfier , Renaud Torfs