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Vertex deletion on split graphs: Beyond 4-hitting set

Pratibha Choudhary, Pallavi Jain, , Vibha Sahlot
Published in Elsevier
2020
Volume: 845
   
Pages: 21 - 37
Abstract

Vertex deletion problems on graphs involve finding a set of minimum number of vertices whose deletion results in a graph with some specific property. In a recent study on vertex deletion problems on split graphs, it was shown that transforming a split graph to a block graph or a threshold graph using minimum number of vertex deletions is NP-hard. We call the decision version of these problems as Split to Block Vertex Deletion (SBVD) and Split to Threshold Vertex Deletion (STVD), respectively. In this paper, we study the parameterized complexity of these problems with the number of vertex deletions, k, as a parameter. These problems are implicit 4-Hitting Set and thus admit an algorithm with running time O(3.0755k), a kernel with O(k3) vertices, and a 4-approximation algorithm. In this paper, we exploit the structural properties of the concerned graph classes and obtain a kernel for SBVD with O(k2) vertices and FPT algorithms for SBVD and STVD with running times O(2.3028k) and O(2.7913k), respectively. We further give improved approximation algorithms for SBVD and STVD.

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JournalData powered by TypesetTheoretical Computer Science
PublisherData powered by TypesetElsevier
ISSN03043975
Open AccessNo