A min-max relation on packing feedback vertex sets
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
11-1-2006
Abstract
Let G be a graph with a nonnegative integral function w defined on V(G). A collection f of subsets of V(G) (repetition is allowed) is called a feedback vertex set packing in G if the removal of any member of f from G leaves a forest, and every vertex v ∈ V(G) is contained in at most w(v) members of f The weight of a cycle C in G is the sum of w(v), over all vertices v of C. The purpose of this paper is to characterize all graphs with the property that, for any nonnegative integral function w, the maximum cardinality of a feedback vertex set packing is equal to the minimum weight of a cycle. © 2006 INFORMS.
Publication Source (Journal or Book title)
Mathematics of Operations Research
First Page
777
Last Page
788
Recommended Citation
Chen, X., Ding, G., Hu, X., & Zang, W. (2006). A min-max relation on packing feedback vertex sets. Mathematics of Operations Research, 31 (4), 777-788. https://doi.org/10.1287/moor.1060.0200
