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A Constraint Model for the Tree Decomposition of a Graph

Discrete Mathematics 2019-08-08 v1 Computational Complexity Data Structures and Algorithms

Abstract

We present a constraint model for the problem of producing a tree decomposition of a graph. The inputs to the model are a simple graph G, the number of nodes in the desired tree decomposition and the maximum cardinality of each node in that decomposition. Via a sequence of decision problems, the model allows us to find the tree width of a graph whilst delivering a tree decomposition of that width, i.e. a witness.

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@article{arxiv.1908.02530,
  title  = {A Constraint Model for the Tree Decomposition of a Graph},
  author = {Benjamin Bumpus and Patrick Prosser and James Trimble},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1908.02530},
  year   = {2019}
}
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