An improved kernel for the undirected planar feedback vertex set problem

We consider the parameterized Feedback Vertex Set problem on unweighted, undirected planar graphs. We present a kernelization algorithm that takes a planar graph G and an integer k as input and either decides that (G,k) is a no instance or produces an equivalent (kernel) instance (G′,k′) such that k...

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Main Author: Abu-Khzam, Faisal N. (author)
Other Authors: Bou Khuzam, Mazen (author)
Format: conferenceObject
Published: 2017
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10725/5379
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-33293-7_25
http://libraries.lau.edu.lb/research/laur/terms-of-use/articles.php
https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-642-33293-7_25
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Summary:We consider the parameterized Feedback Vertex Set problem on unweighted, undirected planar graphs. We present a kernelization algorithm that takes a planar graph G and an integer k as input and either decides that (G,k) is a no instance or produces an equivalent (kernel) instance (G′,k′) such that k′ ≤ k and |V(G′)| < 97k. In addition to the improved kernel bound (from 112k to 97k), our algorithm features simple linear-time reduction procedures that can be applied to the general Feedback Vertex Set problem.