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Minimal obstructions for a matrix partition problem in chordal graphs

Combinatorics 2020-04-06 v1 Discrete Mathematics

Abstract

If MM is an m×mm \times m matrix over {0,1,}\{ 0, 1, \ast \}, an MM-partition of a graph GG is a partition (V1,Vm)(V_1, \dots V_m) such that ViV_i is completely adjacent (non-adjacent) to VjV_j if Mij=1M_{ij} = 1 (Mij=0M_{ij} = 0), and there are no further restrictions between ViV_i and VjV_j if Mij=M_{ij} = \ast. Having an MM-partition is a hereditary property, thus it can be characterized by a set of minimal obstructions (forbidden induced subgraphs minimal with the property of not having an MM-partition). It is known that for every 3×33 \times 3 matrix MM over {0,1,}\{ 0, 1, \ast \}, there are finitely many chordal minimal obstructions for the problem of determining whether a graph admits an MM-partition, except for two matrices, M1=(00110)M_1 = \left( \begin{array}{ccc} 0 & \ast & \ast \\ \ast & 0 & 1 \\ \ast & 1 & 0 \end{array} \right) and M2=(00111)M_2 = \left( \begin{array}{ccc} 0 & \ast & \ast \\ \ast & 0 & 1 \\ \ast & 1 & 1 \end{array} \right). For these two matrices an infinite family of chordal minimal obstructions is known (the same family for both matrices), but the complete set of minimal obstructions is not. In this work we present the complete family of chordal minimal obstructions for M1M_1.

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@article{arxiv.2004.01229,
  title  = {Minimal obstructions for a matrix partition problem in chordal graphs},
  author = {Juan Carlos García-Altamirano and César Hernández-Cruz},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2004.01229},
  year   = {2020}
}

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15 pages, 8 figures

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