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For all practical purposes, the Micali-Vazirani general graph maximum matching algorithm is still the most efficient known algorithm for the problem. The purpose of this paper is to provide a complete proof of correctness of the algorithm…
The algorithm of Micali and Vazirani \cite{MV} finds a maximum cardinality matching in time $O(\sqrt n m)$ if an efficient set-merging algorithm is used. The latter is provided by the incremental-tree set-merging algorithm of \cite{GabTar}.…
Finding a maximum cardinality matching in a graph is one of the most fundamental problems. An algorithm proposed by Micali and Vazirani (1980) is well-known to solve the problem in $O(m\sqrt{n})$ time, which is still one of the fastest…
It is known since 1975 (\cite{HK75}) that maximum cardinality matchings in bipartite graphs with $n$ nodes and $m$ edges can be computed in time $O(\sqrt{n} m)$. Asymptotically faster algorithms were found in the last decade and maximum…
In the fundamental Maximum Matching problem the task is to find a maximum cardinality set of pairwise disjoint edges in a given undirected graph. The fastest algorithm for this problem, due to Micali and Vazirani, runs in time…
In this paper we study the classic problem of computing a maximum cardinality matching in general graphs $G = (V, E)$. The best known algorithm for this problem till date runs in $O(m \sqrt{n})$ time due to Micali and Vazirani \cite{MV80}.…
We present an algorithm that finds a maximum cardinality $f$-matching of a simple graph in time $O(n^{2/3} m)$. Here $f:V\to \mathbb{N}$ is a given function, and an $f$-matching is a subgraph wherein each vertex $v\in V$ has degree $\le…
In 1988, Vazirani gave an NC algorithm for computing the number of perfect matchings in $K_{3,3}$-minor-free graphs by building on Kasteleyn's scheme for planar graphs, and stated that this "opens up the possibility of obtaining an NC…
Finding the maximum matching in bipartite graphs is a fundamental graph operation widely used in various fields. To expedite the acquisition of the maximum matching, Karp and Sipser introduced two data reduction rules aimed at decreasing…
A $k$-matching cover of a graph $G$ is a union of $k$ matchings of $G$ which covers $V(G)$. A matching cover of $G$ is optimal if it consists of the fewest matchings of $G$. In this paper, we present an algorithm for finding an optimal…
We present a $(1- \varepsilon)$-approximation algorithms for maximum cardinality matchings in disk intersection graphs -- all with near linear running time. We also present estimation algorithm that returns $(1\pm…
The NP-complete mutual-visibility (MV) problem currently lacks empirical analysis on its practical behaviour despite theoretical studies. This paper addresses this gap by implementing and evaluating three distinct algorithms -- a direct…
The maximum bipartite matching problem is among the most fundamental and well-studied problems in combinatorial optimization. A beautiful and celebrated combinatorial algorithm of Hopcroft and Karp (1973) shows that maximum bipartite…
We design, implement, and evaluate GPU-based algorithms for the maximum cardinality matching problem in bipartite graphs. Such algorithms have a variety of applications in computer science, scientific computing, bioinformatics, and other…
The graph matching optimization problem is an essential component for many tasks in computer vision, such as bringing two deformable objects in correspondence. Naturally, a wide range of applicable algorithms have been proposed in the last…
A matching of a graph is a subset of edges no two of which share a common vertex, and a maximum matching is a matching of maximum cardinality. In a $b$-matching every vertex $v$ has an associated bound $b_v$, and a maximum $b$-matching is a…
When designing a preemptive online algorithm for the maximum matching problem, we wish to maintain a valid matching M while edges of the underlying graph are presented one after the other. When presented with an edge e, the algorithm should…
Finding maximum-cardinality matchings in undirected graphs is arguably one of the most central graph problems. For general m-edge and n-vertex graphs, it is well-known to be solvable in $O(m \sqrt{n})$ time. We develop a linear-time…
Initiated by Mulmuley, Vazirani, and Vazirani (1987), many algebraic algorithms have been developed for matching and related problems. In this paper, we review basic facts and discuss possible improvements with the aid of fast computation…
A matching $M$ in a graph $G$ is said to be uniquely restricted if there is no other matching in $G$ that matches the same set of vertices as $M$. We describe a polynomial-time algorithm to compute a maximum cardinality uniquely restricted…