Even kernels
The electronic journal of combinatorics, Tome 1 (1994)
Given a graph $G = (V,E)$, an even kernel is a nonempty independent subset $V' \subseteq V$, such that every vertex of $G$ is adjacent to an even number (possibly 0) of vertices in $V'$. It is proved that the question of whether a graph has an even kernel is NP-complete. The motivation stems from combinatorial game theory. It is known that this question is polynomial if $G$ is bipartite. We also prove that the question of whether there is an even kernel whose size is between two given bounds, in a given bipartite graph, is NP-complete. This result has applications in coding and set theory.
DOI :
10.37236/1185
Classification :
68R10, 68Q25
Mots-clés : even kernel, independent subset, bipartite graph
Mots-clés : even kernel, independent subset, bipartite graph
@article{10_37236_1185,
author = {Aviezri Fraenkel},
title = {Even kernels},
journal = {The electronic journal of combinatorics},
year = {1994},
volume = {1},
doi = {10.37236/1185},
zbl = {0813.68142},
url = {http://geodesic.mathdoc.fr/articles/10.37236/1185/}
}
Aviezri Fraenkel. Even kernels. The electronic journal of combinatorics, Tome 1 (1994). doi: 10.37236/1185
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