4 research outputs found
Coloring Artemis graphs
We consider the class A of graphs that contain no odd hole, no antihole, and
no ``prism'' (a graph consisting of two disjoint triangles with three disjoint
paths between them). We show that the coloring algorithm found by the second
and fourth author can be implemented in time O(n^2m) for any graph in A with n
vertices and m edges, thereby improving on the complexity proposed in the
original paper
Thick Forests
We consider classes of graphs, which we call thick graphs, that have their
vertices replaced by cliques and their edges replaced by bipartite graphs. In
particular, we consider the case of thick forests, which are a subclass of
perfect graphs. We show that this class can be recognised in polynomial time,
and examine the complexity of counting independent sets and colourings for
graphs in the class. We consider some extensions of our results to thick graphs
beyond thick forests.Comment: 40 pages, 19 figure
Perfect Graphs
This chapter is a survey on perfect graphs with an algorithmic flavor. Our emphasis is on important classes of perfect graphs for which there are fast and efficient recognition and optimization algorithms. The classes of graphs we discuss in this chapter are chordal, comparability, interval, perfectly orderable, weakly chordal, perfectly contractile, and chi-bound graphs. For each of these classes, when appropriate, we discuss the complexity of the recognition algorithm and algorithms for finding a minimum coloring, and a largest clique in the graph and its complement