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(Induced) Subgraph Isomorphism and Maximum Common (Induced) Subgraph are fundamental problems in graph pattern matching and similarity computation. In graphs derived from time-series data or protein structures, a natural total ordering of…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2025-07-17 Haruya Imamura , Yasuaki Kobayashi , Yota Otachi , Toshiki Saitoh , Keita Sato , Asahi Takaoka , Ryo Yoshinaka , Tom C. van der Zanden

Given a class of graphs $\mathcal{H}$, the problem $\oplus\mathsf{Sub}(\mathcal{H})$ is defined as follows. The input is a graph $H\in \mathcal{H}$ together with an arbitrary graph $G$. The problem is to compute, modulo $2$, the number of…

Computational Complexity · Computer Science 2023-10-12 Leslie Ann Goldberg , Marc Roth

Let F be a set of ordered patterns, i.e., graphs whose vertices are linearly ordered. An F-free ordering of the vertices of a graph H is a linear ordering of V(H) such that none of patterns in F occurs as an induced ordered subgraph. We…

Discrete Mathematics · Computer Science 2014-08-08 Pavol Hell , Bojan Mohar , Arash Rafiey

We give an isomorphism test for graphs of Euler genus $g$ running in time $2^{O(g^4 \log g)}n^{O(1)}$. Our algorithm provides the first explicit upper bound on the dependence on $g$ for an fpt isomorphism test parameterized by the Euler…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2024-03-08 Daniel Neuen

We consider the problem of determining the maximum induced density of a graph H in any graph on n vertices. The limit of this density as n tends to infinity is called the inducibility of H. The exact value of this quantity is known only for…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2013-07-17 James Hirst

We study the problem of finding a copy of a specific induced subgraph on inhomogeneous random graphs with infinite variance power-law degrees. We provide a fast algorithm that finds a copy of any connected graph $H$ on a fixed number of $k$…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2019-08-30 Ellen Cardinaels , Johan S. H. van Leeuwaarden , Clara Stegehuis

We say that a first order formula A distinguishes a graph G from another graph G' if A is true on G and false on G'. Provided G and G' are non-isomorphic, let D(G,G') denote the minimal quantifier rank of a such formula. We prove that, if G…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2016-09-07 Oleg Pikhurko , Helmut Veith , Oleg Verbitsky

Two graphs are isomorphic exactly when they admit the same number of homomorphisms from every graph. Hence, a graph is recognized up to isomorphism by homomorphism counts over the class of all graphs. Restricting to a specific graph class…

Discrete Mathematics · Computer Science 2026-01-15 Marek Černý

A graph $H$ is an induced subgraph of a graph $G$ if a graph isomorphic to $H$ can be obtained from $G$ by deleting vertices. Recently, there has been significant interest in understanding the unavoidable induced subgraphs for graphs of…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2022-07-01 Robert Hickingbotham

The Weisfeiler-Leman (WL) algorithms form a family of incomplete approaches to the graph isomorphism problem. They recently found various applications in algorithmic group theory and machine learning. In fact, the algorithms form a…

Discrete Mathematics · Computer Science 2025-10-29 Thomas Schneider , Pascal Schweitzer

For graphs $F$ and $H$, let $i(F)$ denote the inducibility of $F$ and let $i_H(F)$ denote the inducibility of $F$ over $H$-free graphs. We prove that for almost all graphs $F$ on a given number of vertices, $i_{K_k}(F)$ attains infinitely…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2025-12-19 Raphael Yuster

Let $G$ be a simple finite connected graph. The line graph $L(G)$ of graph $G$ is the graph whose vertices are the edges of $G$, where $ef \in E(L(G))$ when $e \cap f \neq \emptyset$. Iteratively, the higher order line graphs are defined…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2024-10-08 Aryan Sanghi , Devsi Bantva , Sudebkumar Prasant Pal

We investigate a special case of the Induced Subgraph Isomorphism problem, where both input graphs are interval graphs. We show the NP-hardness of this problem, and we prove fixed-parameter tractability of the problem with non-standard…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2010-03-08 Dániel Marx , Ildikó Schlotter

Let $G$ be a graph and $\mathcal{F}$ a family of graphs. Define $\alpha_{\mathcal{F}}(G)$ as the maximum order of any induced subgraph of $G$ that belongs to the family $\mathcal{F}$. For the family $\mathcal{F}$ of graphs with…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2026-05-12 Yair Caro , Randy Davila , Michael A. Henning , Ryan Pepper

We study the computational complexity of the problem $\#\text{IndSub}(\Phi)$ of counting $k$-vertex induced subgraphs of a graph $G$ that satisfy a graph property $\Phi$. Our main result establishes an exhaustive and explicit classification…

Computational Complexity · Computer Science 2022-03-30 Jacob Focke , Marc Roth

Problems related to finding induced subgraphs satisfying given properties form one of the most studied areas within graph algorithms. Such problems have given rise to breakthrough results and led to development of new techniques both within…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2017-10-31 Petr A. Golovach , Pinar Heggernes , Paloma Lima , Pedro Montealegre

We define the induced arboricity of a graph $G$, denoted by ${\rm ia}(G)$, as the smallest $k$ such that the edges of $G$ can be covered with $k$ induced forests in $G$. This notion generalizes the classical notions of the arboricity and…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2018-03-07 Maria Axenovich , Philip Dörr , Jonathan Rollin , Torsten Ueckerdt

The Weisfeiler-Leman (WL) dimension is an established measure for the inherent descriptive complexity of graphs and relational structures. It corresponds to the number of variables that are needed and sufficient to define the object of…

Discrete Mathematics · Computer Science 2024-02-06 Sandra Kiefer , Daniel Neuen

Given two graphs $G$ and $H$, we say that $G$ contains $H$ as an induced minor if a graph isomorphic to $H$ can be obtained from $G$ by a sequence of vertex deletions and edge contractions. We study the complexity of Graph Isomorphism on…

Discrete Mathematics · Computer Science 2016-05-30 Rémy Belmonte , Yota Otachi , Pascal Schweitzer

The age $\mathcal{A}(G)$ of a graph $G$ (undirected and without loops) is the collection of finite induced subgraphs of $G$, considered up to isomorphy and ordered by embeddability. It is well-quasi-ordered (wqo) for this order if it…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2024-02-14 Maurice Pouzet , Imed Zaguia