scholarly journals Partitioning to three matchings of given size is NP-complete for bipartite graphs

2014 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 206-209 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dömötör Pálvölgyi
Keyword(s):  
Bipartite Graph ◽  
Maximum Degree ◽  
Perfect Matching ◽  
Bipartite Graphs ◽  
Simple Graph ◽  
Np Complete

Abstract We show that the problem of deciding whether the edge set of a bipartite graph can be partitioned into three matchings, of size k1, k2 and k3 is NP-complete, even if one of the matchings is required to be perfect. We also show that the problem of deciding whether the edge set of a simple graph contains a perfect matching and a disjoint matching of size k or not is NP-complete, already for bipartite graphs with maximum degree 3. It also follows from our construction that it is NP-complete to decide whether in a bipartite graph there is a perfect matching and a disjoint matching that covers all vertices whose degree is at least 2.

scholarly journals Consecutive Colouring of Oriented Graphs

2021 ◽  
Vol 76 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Marta Borowiecka-Olszewska ◽  
Ewa Drgas-Burchardt ◽  
Nahid Yelene Javier-Nol ◽  
Rita Zuazua
Keyword(s):  
Planar Graphs ◽  
Maximum Degree ◽  
Bipartite Graphs ◽  
Complete Graphs ◽  
Oriented Graphs ◽  
Complete Problem ◽  
Np Complete

AbstractWe consider arc colourings of oriented graphs such that for each vertex the colours of all out-arcs incident with the vertex and the colours of all in-arcs incident with the vertex form intervals. We prove that the existence of such a colouring is an NP-complete problem. We give the solution of the problem for r-regular oriented graphs, transitive tournaments, oriented graphs with small maximum degree, oriented graphs with small order and some other classes of oriented graphs. We state the conjecture that for each graph there exists a consecutive colourable orientation and confirm the conjecture for complete graphs, 2-degenerate graphs, planar graphs with girth at least 8, and bipartite graphs with arboricity at most two that include all planar bipartite graphs. Additionally, we prove that the conjecture is true for all perfect consecutively colourable graphs and for all forbidden graphs for the class of perfect consecutively colourable graphs.

Rainbow Perfect Matchings in Complete Bipartite Graphs: Existence and Counting

2013 ◽  
Vol 22 (5) ◽  
pp. 783-799 ◽  
Author(s):  
GUILLEM PERARNAU ◽  
ORIOL SERRA
Keyword(s):  
Bipartite Graph ◽  
High Probability ◽  
Perfect Matching ◽  
Complete Bipartite Graph ◽  
Bipartite Graphs ◽  
Perfect Matchings ◽  
Asymptotic Enumeration ◽  
Complete Bipartite Graphs ◽  
Edge Colourings ◽  
Square Matrix

A perfect matchingMin an edge-coloured complete bipartite graphKn,nis rainbow if no pair of edges inMhave the same colour. We obtain asymptotic enumeration results for the number of rainbow perfect matchings in terms of the maximum number of occurrences of each colour. We also consider two natural models of random edge-colourings ofKn,nand show that if the number of colours is at leastn, then there is with high probability a rainbow perfect matching. This in particular shows that almost every square matrix of ordernin which every entry appearsntimes has a Latin transversal.

scholarly journals Detection number of bipartite graphs and cubic graphs

2014 ◽  
Vol Vol. 16 no. 3 ◽  
Author(s):  
Frederic Havet ◽  
Nagarajan Paramaguru ◽  
Rathinaswamy Sampathkumar
Keyword(s):  
Positive Integer ◽  
Bipartite Graph ◽  
Connected Graph ◽  
Minimum Degree ◽  
Bipartite Graphs ◽  
Sufficient Condition ◽  
Cubic Graphs ◽  
Cubic Graph ◽  
International Audience ◽  
Np Complete

International audience For a connected graph G of order |V(G)| ≥3 and a k-labelling c : E(G) →{1,2,…,k} of the edges of G, the code of a vertex v of G is the ordered k-tuple (ℓ1,ℓ2,…,ℓk), where ℓi is the number of edges incident with v that are labelled i. The k-labelling c is detectable if every two adjacent vertices of G have distinct codes. The minimum positive integer k for which G has a detectable k-labelling is the detection number det(G) of G. In this paper, we show that it is NP-complete to decide if the detection number of a cubic graph is 2. We also show that the detection number of every bipartite graph of minimum degree at least 3 is at most 2. Finally, we give some sufficient condition for a cubic graph to have detection number 3.

ON LOCALLY-BALANCED 2-PARTITIONS OF BIPARTITE GRAPHS

2020 ◽  
Vol 54 (3 (253)) ◽  
pp. 137-145
Author(s):  
Aram H. Gharibyan ◽  
Petros A. Petrosyan
Keyword(s):  
Bipartite Graph ◽  
Open Neighborhood ◽  
Bipartite Graphs ◽  
The Other ◽  
Open Neighbourhood ◽  
Np Complete ◽  
Convex Bipartite Graphs

A \emph{$2$-partition of a graph $G$} is a function $f:V(G)\rightarrow \{0,1\}$. A $2$-partition $f$ of a graph $G$ is a \emph{locally-balanced with an open neighborhood}, if for every $v\in V(G)$, $\left\vert \vert \{u\in N_{G}(v)\colon\,f(u)=0\}\vert - \vert \{u\in N_{G}(v)\colon\,f(u)=1\}\vert \right\vert\leq 1$. A bipartite graph is \emph{$(a,b)$-biregular} if all vertices in one part have degree $a$ and all vertices in the other part have degree $b$. In this paper we prove that the problem of deciding, if a given graph has a locally-balanced $2$-partition with an open neighborhood is $NP$-complete even for $(3,8)$-biregular bipartite graphs. We also prove that a $(2,2k+1)$-biregular bipartite graph has a locally-balanced $2$-partition with an open neighbourhood if and only if it has no cycle of length $2 \pmod{4}$. Next, we prove that if $G$ is a subcubic bipartite graph that has no cycle of length $2 \pmod{4}$, then $G$ has a locally-balanced $2$-partition with an open neighbourhood. Finally, we show that all doubly convex bipartite graphs have a locally-balanced $2$-partition with an open neighbourhood.

scholarly journals On the maximum ABC index of bipartite graphs without pendent vertices

2020 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 39-49 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zehui Shao ◽  
Pu Wu ◽  
Huiqin Jiang ◽  
S.M. Sheikholeslami ◽  
Shaohui Wang
Keyword(s):  
Bipartite Graph ◽  
Bipartite Graphs ◽  
Simple Graph ◽  
Connectivity Index ◽  
Degree Of Vertex ◽  
Abc Index ◽  
Pendent Vertices ◽  
Atom Bond

AbstractFor a simple graph G, the atom–bond connectivity index (ABC) of G is defined as ABC(G) = $\sum_{uv\in{}E(G)} \sqrt{\frac{d(u)+d(v)-2}{d(u)d(v)}},$where d(v) denotes the degree of vertex v of G. In this paper, we prove that for any bipartite graph G of order n ≥ 6, size 2n − 3 with δ(G) ≥ 2, $ABC(G)\leq{}\sqrt{2}(n-6)+2\sqrt{\frac{3(n-2)}{n-3}}+2,$and we characterize all extreme bipartite graphs.

scholarly journals Extensions to 2-Factors in Bipartite Graphs

10.37236/3594 ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 20 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennifer Vandenbussche ◽  
Douglas B. West
Keyword(s):  
Bipartite Graph ◽  
Maximum Degree ◽  
Bipartite Graphs

A graph is $d$-bounded if its maximum degree is at most $d$.  We apply the Ore-Ryser Theorem on $f$-factors in bipartite graphs to obtain conditions for the extension of a $2$-bounded subgraph to a $2$-factor in a bipartite graph.  As consequences, we prove that every matching in the $5$-dimensional hypercube extends to a $2$-factor, and we obtain conditions for this property in general regular bipartite graphs.  For example, to show that every matching in a regular $n$-vertex bipartite graph extends to a $2$-factor, it suffices to show that all matchings with fewer than $n/3$ edges extend to $2$-factors.

scholarly journals The Normalized Matching Property in Random and Pseudorandom Bipartite Graphs

10.37236/9148 ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 28 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Niranjan Balachandran ◽  
Deepanshu Kush
Keyword(s):  
Bipartite Graph ◽  
Perfect Matching ◽  
Decomposition Theorem ◽  
Discrete Math ◽  
Bipartite Graphs ◽  
Classic Result ◽  
Normalized Matching Property ◽  
Vertex Partition ◽  
Vertex Set

A bipartite graph $G(X,Y,E)$ with vertex partition $(X,Y)$ is said to have the Normalized Matching Property (NMP) if for any subset $S\subseteq X$ we have $\frac{|N(S)|}{|Y|}\geq\frac{|S|}{|X|}$. In this paper, we prove the following results about the Normalized Matching Property.  The random bipartite graph $\mathbb{G}(k,n,p)$ with $|X|=k,|Y|=n$, and $k\leq n<\exp(k)$, and each pair $(x,y)\in X\times Y$ being an edge in $\mathbb{G}$ independently with probability $p$ has $p=\frac{\log n}{k}$ as the threshold for NMP. This generalizes a classic result of Erdős-Rényi on the $\frac{\log n}{n}$ threshold for the existence of a perfect matching in $\mathbb{G}(n,n,p)$. A bipartite graph $G(X,Y)$, with $k=|X|\le |Y|=n$, is said to be Thomason pseudorandom (following A. Thomason (Discrete Math., 1989)) with parameters $(p,\varepsilon)$ if every $x\in X$ has degree at least $pn$ and every pair of distinct $x, x'\in X$ have at most $(1+\varepsilon)p^2n$ common neighbours. We show that Thomason pseudorandom graphs have the following property: Given $\varepsilon>0$ and $n\geq k\gg 0$, there exist functions $f,g$ with $f(x), g(x)\to 0$ as $x\to 0$, and sets $\mathrm{Del}_X\subset X, \  \mathrm{Del}_Y\subset Y$ with $|\mathrm{Del}_X|\leq f(\varepsilon)k,\ |\mathrm{Del}_Y|\leq g(\varepsilon)n$ such that $G(X\setminus \mathrm{Del}_X,Y\setminus \mathrm{Del}_Y)$ has NMP. Enroute, we prove an 'almost' vertex decomposition theorem: Every Thomason pseudorandom bipartite graph $G(X,Y)$ admits - except for a negligible portion of its vertex set - a partition of its vertex set into graphs that are spanned by trees that have NMP, and which arise organically through the Euclidean GCD algorithm. 

scholarly journals Transversals and Bipancyclicity in Bipartite Graph Families

10.37236/9489 ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 28 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter Bradshaw
Keyword(s):  
Bipartite Graph ◽  
Perfect Matching ◽  
Minimum Degree ◽  
Bipartite Graphs ◽  
The Other ◽  
Color Class ◽  
Degree Conditions ◽  
Graph Families ◽  
Balanced Bipartition

A bipartite graph is called bipancyclic if it contains cycles of every even length from four up to the number of vertices in the graph. A theorem of Schmeichel and Mitchem states that for $n \geqslant 4$, every balanced bipartite graph on $2n$ vertices in which each vertex in one color class has degree greater than $\frac{n}{2}$ and each vertex in the other color class has degree at least $\frac{n}{2}$ is bipancyclic. We prove a generalization of this theorem in the setting of graph transversals. Namely, we show that given a family $\mathcal{G}$ of $2n$ bipartite graphs on a common set $X$ of $2n$ vertices with a common balanced bipartition, if each graph of $\mathcal G$ has minimum degree greater than $\frac{n}{2}$ in one color class and minimum degree at least $\frac{n}{2}$ in the other color class, then there exists a cycle on $X$ of each even length $4 \leqslant \ell \leqslant 2n$ that uses at most one edge from each graph of $\mathcal G$. We also show that given a family $\mathcal G$ of $n$ bipartite graphs on a common set $X$ of $2n$ vertices meeting the same degree conditions, there exists a perfect matching on $X$ that uses exactly one edge from each graph of $\mathcal G$.

scholarly journals Spanning $k$-trees of Bipartite Graphs

10.37236/3628 ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mikio Kano ◽  
Kenta Ozeki ◽  
Kazuhiro Suzuki ◽  
Masao Tsugaki ◽  
Tomoki Yamashita
Keyword(s):  
Bipartite Graph ◽  
Connected Graph ◽  
Maximum Degree ◽  
Minimum Degree ◽  
Bipartite Graphs ◽  
Degree Sum

A tree is called a $k$-tree if its maximum degree is at most $k$. We prove the following theorem. Let $k \geq 2$ be an integer, and $G$ be a connected bipartite graph with bipartition $(A,B)$ such that $|A| \le |B| \le (k-1)|A|+1$. If $\sigma_k(G) \ge |B|$, then $G$ has a spanning $k$-tree, where $\sigma_k(G)$ denotes the minimum degree sum of $k$ independent vertices of $G$. Moreover, the condition on $\sigma_k(G)$ is sharp. It was shown by Win (Abh. Math. Sem. Univ. Hamburg, 43, 263–267, 1975) that if a connected graph $H$ satisfies $\sigma_k(H) \ge |H|-1$, then $H$ has a spanning $k$-tree. Thus our theorem shows that the condition becomes much weaker if the graph is bipartite.

scholarly journals Distinguishing Chromatic Numbers of Bipartite Graphs

10.37236/165 ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
C. Laflamme ◽  
K. Seyffarth
Keyword(s):  
Bipartite Graph ◽  
Chromatic Number ◽  
Maximum Degree ◽  
Bipartite Graphs ◽  
Chromatic Numbers

Extending the work of K.L. Collins and A.N. Trenk, we characterize connected bipartite graphs with large distinguishing chromatic number. In particular, if $G$ is a connected bipartite graph with maximum degree $\Delta \geq 3$, then $\chi_D(G)\leq 2\Delta -2$ whenever $G\not\cong K_{\Delta-1,\Delta}$, $K_{\Delta,\Delta}$.

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