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We give a short, self-contained, and easily verifiable proof that determining the outerthickness of a general graph is NP-hard. This resolves a long-standing open problem on the computational complexity of outerthickness. Moreover, our…

Computational Complexity · Computer Science 2026-02-10 Pin-Hsian Lee , Te-Cheng Liu , Meng-Tsung Tsai

We prove that the universal homogeneous 3-uniform hypergraph has finite big Ramsey degrees. This is the first case where big Ramsey degrees are known to be finite for structures in a non-binary language. Our proof is based on the vector (or…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2021-07-06 Martin Balko , David Chodounský , Jan Hubička , Matěj Konečný , Lluis Vena

We determine the minimum degree sum of two adjacent vertices that ensures a perfect matching in a 3-graph without isolated vertex. More precisely, suppose that $H$ is a 3-uniform hypergraph whose order $n$ is sufficiently large and…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2017-10-16 Yi Zhang , Yi Zhao , Mei Lu

Given a 3-SAT formula, a graph can be constructed in polynomial time such that the graph is a point visibility graph if and only if the 3-SAT formula is satisfiable. This reduction establishes that the problem of recognition of point…

Computational Geometry · Computer Science 2016-05-05 Bodhayan Roy

In hypergraph theory, determining a characterization of the degree sequence $d=(d_1,d_2,\ldots,d_n)$ where $d_1\ge d_2\ge\ldots,d_n$ are positive integers, of an $h$-uniform simple hypergraph $\cal H$, and deciding the complexity status of…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2013-10-01 A. Frosini , C. Picouleau , S. Rinaldi

Generalizing the notion of split graphs to uniform hypergraphs, we prove that the class of these hypergraphs can be characterized by a finite list of excluded induced subhypergraphs. We show that a characterization by generalized degree…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2020-05-11 Adam Timar

The study of asymptotic minimum degree thresholds that force matchings and tilings in hypergraphs is a lively area of research in combinatorics. A key breakthrough in this area was a result of H\`{a}n, Person and Schacht who proved that the…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2023-09-01 Candida Bowtell , Joseph Hyde

In this paper, we critically examine Deng's "P=NP" [Den24]. The paper claims that there is a polynomial-time algorithm that decides 3-coloring for graphs with vertices of degree at most 4, which is known to be an NP-complete problem. Deng…

Computational Complexity · Computer Science 2025-07-15 Isabel Humphreys , Matthew Iceland , Harry Liuson , Dylan McKellips , Leo Sciortino

A graph G is a 2-tree if G=K_3, or G has a vertex v of degree 2, whose neighbours are adjacent, and G\v{i}s a 2-tree. A characterization of the degree sequences of 2-trees is given. This characterization yields a linear-time algorithm for…

Discrete Mathematics · Computer Science 2012-10-23 Prosenjit Bose , Vida Dujmović , Danny Krizanc , Stefan Langerman , Pat Morin , David R. Wood , Stefanie Wuhrer

We prove that it is NP-complete to decide whether a given (3-dimensional) simplicial complex is collapsible. This work extends a result of Malgouyres and Franc\'{e}s showing that it is NP-complete to decide whether a given simplicial…

Computational Geometry · Computer Science 2015-10-08 Martin Tancer

An integer vector $b \in \mathbb{Z}^d$ is a degree sequence if there exists a hypergraph with vertices $\{1,\dots,d\}$ such that each $b_i$ is the number of hyperedges containing $i$. The degree-sequence polytope $\mathscr{Z}^d$ is the…

Discrete Mathematics · Computer Science 2023-05-12 Eleonore Bach , Friedrich Eisenbrand , Rom Pinchasi

The $k$-deck of a graph is the multiset of its subgraphs induced by $k$ vertices. A graph or graph property is $l$-reconstructible if it is determined by the deck of subgraphs obtained by deleting $l$ vertices. We show that the degree list…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2019-04-29 Alexandr V. Kostochka , Mina Nahvi , Douglas B. West , Dara Zirlin

We consider the problem of finding a subgraph of a given graph which minimizes the sum of given functions at vertices evaluated at their subgraph degrees. While the problem is NP-hard already when all functions are the same, we show that it…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2023-05-30 Shmuel Onn

The problem of realizing a given degree sequence by a multigraph can be thought of as a relaxation of the classical degree realization problem (where the realizing graph is simple). This paper concerns the case where the realizing…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2026-01-14 Amotz Bar-Noy , Toni Bohnlein , David Peleg , Dror Rawitz

The degree sequence optimization problem is to find a subgraph of a given graph which maximizes the sum of given functions evaluated at the subgraph degrees. Here we study this problem by replacing degree sequences, via suitable nonlinear…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2024-04-04 Shmuel Onn

For a connected graph G=(V,E), a subset U of V is called a disconnected cut if U disconnects the graph and the subgraph induced by U is disconnected as well. We show that the problem to test whether a graph has a disconnected cut is…

Computational Complexity · Computer Science 2014-10-30 Barnaby Martin , Daniel Paulusma

Given an undirected graph $G$, the problem of deciding whether $G$ admits a simple and proper time-labeling that makes it temporally connected is known to be NP-hard (G\"obel et al., 1991). In this article, we relax this problem and ask…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2026-05-06 Arnaud Casteigts , Michelle Döring , Nils Morawietz

The paper shows that almost every $n$-vertex graph is such that the multiset of its induced subgraphs on $3 \log_2{n}$ vertices is sufficient to determine it up to isomorphism. Therefore, for checking the isomorphism of a pair of $n$-vertex…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2018-10-15 Ameneh Farhadian

A digraph whose degree sequence has a unique vertex labeled realization is called threshold. In this paper we present several characterizations of threshold digraphs and their degree sequences, and show these characterizations to be…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2018-01-19 Brian Cloteaux , M. Drew LaMar , Elizabeth Moseman , James Shook

Let $G$ be a simple graph and $v$ be a vertex of $G$. The triangle-degree of $v$ in $G$ is the number of triangles that contain $v$. While every graph has at least two vertices with the same degree, there are graphs in which every vertex…