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The Circle Packing Theorem states that every planar graph can be represented as the tangency graph of a family of internally-disjoint circles. A well-known generalization is the Primal-Dual Circle Packing Theorem for 3-connected planar…

Computational Geometry · Computer Science 2019-11-05 Sally Dong , Yin Tat Lee , Kent Quanrud

We say a graph has property $\mathcal{P}_{g,p}$ when it is an induced subgraph of the curve graph of a surface of genus $g$ with $p$ punctures. Two well-known graph invariants, the chromatic and clique numbers, can provide obstructions to…

Geometric Topology · Mathematics 2023-11-03 Edgar A. Bering , Gabriel Conant , Jonah Gaster

Given a 3-uniform hypergraph H, its 2-intersection graph G has for vertex set the hyperedges of H and ee' is an edge of G whenever e and e' have exactly two common vertices in H. Di Marco et al. prove that deciding wether a graph G is the…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2023-05-24 Niccolò Di Marco , Andrea Frosini , Christophe Picouleau

Let ${\cal F}$ be a family of graphs. In the ${\cal F}$-Completion problem, we are given a graph $G$ and an integer $k$ as input, and asked whether at most $k$ edges can be added to $G$ so that the resulting graph does not contain a graph…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2014-05-14 Pål Grønås Drange , Fedor V. Fomin , Michał Pilipczuk , Yngve Villanger

We study the computational complexity of the Buttons \& Scissors game and obtain sharp thresholds with respect to several parameters. Specifically we show that the game is NP-complete for $C = 2$ colors but polytime solvable for $C = 1$.…

The causal graph of a planning instance is an important tool for planning both in practice and in theory. The theoretical studies of causal graphs have largely analysed the computational complexity of planning for instances where the causal…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2014-02-05 Christer Bäckström , Peter Jonsson

Avoidance games are games in which two players claim vertices of a hypergraph and try to avoid some structures. These games are studied since the introduction of the game of SIM in 1968, but only few complexity results are known on them. In…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2022-10-07 Valentin Gledel , Nacim Oijid

We propose a class of cooperative games, called d Partitioned Compbinatorial Optimization Games (PCOGs). The input of PCOG consists of a set of agents and a combinatorial structure (typically a graph) with a fixed optimization goal on this…

Computer Science and Game Theory · Computer Science 2025-08-27 Jiehua Chen , Christian Hatschka , Sofia Simola

Without further ado, we present the P_3-game. The P_3-game is decidable for elementary classes of graphs such as paths and cycles. From an algorithmic point of view, the connected P_3-game is fascinating. We show that the connected P_3-game…

Discrete Mathematics · Computer Science 2016-08-19 Wing-Kai Hon , Ton Kloks , Fu-Hong Liu , Hsiang-Hsuan Liu , Tao-Ming Wang

We prove that for any integers $p\geq k\geq 3$ and any $k$-tuple of positive integers $(n_1,\ldots ,n_k)$ such that $p=\sum _{i=1}^k{n_i}$ and $n_1\geq n_2\geq \ldots \geq n_k$, the condition $n_1\leq {p\over 2}$ is necessary and sufficient…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2018-08-22 Daniela Ferrero , Linda Lesniak

As the class $\mathcal T_4$ of graphs of twin-width at most 4 contains every finite subgraph of the infinite grid and every graph obtained by subdividing each edge of an $n$-vertex graph at least $2 \log n$ times, most NP-hard graph…

Computational Complexity · Computer Science 2026-03-17 Édouard Bonnet

We extend our previous algorithm that generates all labeled graphs with a given graphical degree sequence to generate all labeled triangle-free graphs with a given graphical degree sequence. The algorithm uses various pruning techniques to…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2026-01-23 Kai Wang

For a positive integer $s$, an $s$-club in a graph $G$ is a set of vertices inducing a subgraph with diameter at most $s$. As generalizations of cliques, $s$-clubs offer a flexible model for real-world networks. This paper addresses the…

Computational Complexity · Computer Science 2026-04-21 Angelo Monti , Blerina Sinaimeri

We give a sharp bound on the number of triangles in a graph with fixed number of edges. We also characterize graphs that achieve the maximum number of triangles. Using the upper bound on number of triangles, we prove that if $G$ is a…

Group Theory · Mathematics 2022-05-13 Tony N. Mavely , Viji Z. Thomas

Myasnikov et al. have introduced the knapsack problem for arbitrary finitely generated groups. In previous work, the authors proved that for each graph group, the knapsack problem can be solved in $\mathsf{NP}$. Here, we determine the exact…

Group Theory · Mathematics 2016-10-14 Markus Lohrey , Georg Zetzsche

Satisfying spin-assignments in triangulations of a surface are states of minimum energy of the antiferromagnetic Ising model on triangulations which correspond (via geometric duality) to perfect matchings in cubic bridgeless graphs. In this…

Computational Complexity · Computer Science 2011-07-20 Andrea Jiménez , Marcos Kiwi

Let $k,l$ be nonnegative integers. A graph $G$ is $(k,l)$-polar if its vertex set admits a partition $(A,B)$ such that $A$ induces a complete multipartite graph with at most $k$ parts, and $B$ induces a disjoint union of at most $l$ cliques…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2021-04-19 F. Esteban Contreras-Mendoza , César Hernández-Cruz

A matroid is supersolvable if it has a maximal chain of flats each of which is modular. A matroid is saturated if every round flat is modular. In this article we present supersolvable saturated matroids as analogues to chordal graphs, and…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2023-01-12 Dillon Mayhew , Andrew Probert

In combinatorial game theory, the winning player for a position in normal play is analyzed and characterized via algebraic operations. Such analyses define a value for each position, called a game value. A game (ruleset) is called universal…

Discrete Mathematics · Computer Science 2023-10-04 Kanae Yoshiwatari , Hironori Kiya , Koki Suetsugu , Tesshu Hanaka , Hirotaka Ono

This paper shows that P = NP = PSPACE. It also tackles Graph Isomorphism.

Computational Complexity · Computer Science 2022-12-13 Latif Salum