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Independent Feedback Vertex Set for P5-free Graphs

Bonamy, M.; Dabrowski, K.K.; Feghali, C.; Johnson, M.; Paulusma, D.

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Authors

M. Bonamy

K.K. Dabrowski

C. Feghali



Abstract

The NP-complete problem Feedback Vertex Set is that of deciding whether or not it is possible, for a given integer k≥0 , to delete at most k vertices from a given graph so that what remains is a forest. The variant in which the deleted vertices must form an independent set is called Independent Feedback Vertex Set and is also NP-complete. In fact, even deciding if an independent feedback vertex set exists is NP-complete and this problem is closely related to the 3-Colouring problem, or equivalently, to the problem of deciding whether or not a graph has an independent odd cycle transversal, that is, an independent set of vertices whose deletion makes the graph bipartite. We initiate a systematic study of the complexity of Independent Feedback Vertex Set for H-free graphs. We prove that it is NP-complete if H contains a claw or cycle. Tamura, Ito and Zhou proved that it is polynomial-time solvable for P4 -free graphs. We show that it remains polynomial-time solvable for P5 -free graphs. We prove analogous results for the Independent Odd Cycle Transversal problem, which asks whether or not a graph has an independent odd cycle transversal of size at most k for a given integer k≥0 . Finally, in line with our underlying research aim, we compare the complexity of Independent Feedback Vertex Set for H-free graphs with the complexity of 3-Colouring, Independent Odd Cycle Transversal and other related problems.

Citation

Bonamy, M., Dabrowski, K., Feghali, C., Johnson, M., & Paulusma, D. (2018). Independent Feedback Vertex Set for P5-free Graphs. Algorithmica, 81(4), 1416-1449. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00453-018-0474-x

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Jun 16, 2018
Online Publication Date Jun 26, 2018
Publication Date Jun 1, 2018
Deposit Date Jun 18, 2018
Publicly Available Date Jun 18, 2018
Journal Algorithmica
Print ISSN 0178-4617
Electronic ISSN 1432-0541
Publisher Springer
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 81
Issue 4
Pages 1416-1449
DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/s00453-018-0474-x

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