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Using a recently introduced algebraic framework for the classification of fragments of first-order logic, we study the complexity of the satisfiability problem for several ordered fragments of first-order logic, which are obtained from the…

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Graph Neural Networks (GNNs) address two key challenges in applying deep learning to graph-structured data: they handle varying size input graphs and ensure invariance under graph isomorphism. While GNNs have demonstrated broad…

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A graph is geometric 1-planar if it admits a straight-line drawing where each edge is crossed at most once. We provide the first systematic study of the parameterized complexity of recognizing geometric 1-planar graphs. By substantially…

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We investigate the decidability of the definability problem for fragments of first order logic over finite words enriched with modular predicates. Our approach aims toward the most generic statements that we could achieve, which…

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We introduce a family of graph parameters, called induced multipartite graph parameters, and study their computational complexity. First, we consider the following decision problem: an instance is an induced multipartite graph parameter $p$…

Computational Complexity · Computer Science 2023-05-05 Ryan L. Mann , Luke Mathieson , Catherine Greenhill

In the List $k$-Coloring problem we are given a graph whose every vertex is equipped with a list, which is a subset of $\{1,\ldots,k\}$. We need to decide if $G$ admits a proper coloring, where every vertex receives a color from its list.…

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Graph editing problems offer an interesting perspective on sub- and supergraph identification problems for a large variety of target properties. They have also attracted significant attention in recent years, particularly in the area of…

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Traditionally, reconfiguration problems ask the question whether a given solution of an optimization problem can be transformed to a target solution in a sequence of small steps that preserve feasibility of the intermediate solutions. In…

Discrete Mathematics · Computer Science 2019-01-25 Mark de Berg , Bart M. P. Jansen , Debankur Mukherjee

The parameterized analysis of graph modification problems represents the most extensively studied area within Parameterized Complexity. Given a graph $G$ and an integer $k\in\mathbb{N}$ as input, the goal is to determine whether we can…

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For every fixed integer $k \geq 1$, we prove that $k$-Edge Colouring is fixed-parameter-tractable when parameterized by the number of vertices of maximum degree.

Discrete Mathematics · Computer Science 2019-02-22 Esther Galby , Paloma T. Lima , Daniël Paulusma , Bernard Ries

We address the problem of reasoning on graph transformations featuring actions such as \emph{addition} and \emph{deletion} of nodes and edges, node \emph{merging} and \emph{cloning}, node or edge \emph{labelling} and edge…

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Complex networks are everywhere. They appear for example in the form of biological networks, social networks, or computer networks and have been studied extensively. Efficient algorithms to solve problems on complex networks play a central…

Discrete Mathematics · Computer Science 2020-06-26 Jan Dreier , Philipp Kuinke , Peter Rossmanith

This paper studies the kernelization complexity of graph coloring problems with respect to certain structural parameterizations of the input instances. We are interested in how well polynomial-time data reduction can provably shrink…

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We study the following question: Given are two $k$-colorings $\alpha$ and $\beta$ of a graph $G$ on $n$ vertices, and integer $\ell$. The question is whether $\alpha$ can be modified into $\beta$, by recoloring vertices one at a time, while…

Computational Complexity · Computer Science 2014-04-17 Paul Bonsma , Amer E. Mouawad

First-order logic (FO) can express many algorithmic problems on graphs, such as the independent set and dominating set problem, parameterized by solution size. On the other hand, FO cannot express the very simple algorithmic question of…

Logic in Computer Science · Computer Science 2021-11-10 Nicole Schirrmacher , Sebastian Siebertz , Alexandre Vigny

While graphs and abstract data structures can be large and complex, practical instances are often regular or highly structured. If the instance has sufficient structure, we might hope to compress the object into a more succinct…

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Vertex deletion problems for graphs are studied intensely in classical and parameterized complexity theory. They ask whether we can delete at most k vertices from an input graph such that the resulting graph has a certain property.…

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We study property testing of properties that are definable in first-order logic (FO) in the bounded-degree graph and relational structure models. We show that any FO property that is defined by a formula with quantifier prefix…

Logic in Computer Science · Computer Science 2021-01-08 Isolde Adler , Noleen Köhler , Pan Peng

The classic greedy coloring (first-fit) algorithm considers the vertices of an input graph $G$ in a given order and assigns the first available color to each vertex $v$ in $G$. In the {\sc Grundy Coloring} problem, the task is to find an…

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