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MaxCut on Permutation Graphs is NP-complete

Computational Complexity 2022-03-01 v1 Discrete Mathematics Combinatorics

Abstract

In this paper, we prove that the MaxCut problem is NP-complete on permutation graphs, settling a long-standing open problem that appeared in the 1985 column of the "Ongoing Guide to NP-completeness" by David S. Johnson.

Cite

@article{arxiv.2202.13955,
  title  = {MaxCut on Permutation Graphs is NP-complete},
  author = {Celina M. H. de Figueiredo and Alexsander A. de Melo and Fabiano S. Oliveira and Ana Silva},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2202.13955},
  year   = {2022}
}
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