105 research outputs found
Graded Sparse Graphs and Matroids
Sparse graphs and their associated matroids play an important role in
rigidity theory, where they capture the combinatorics of generically rigid
structures. We define a new family called {\bf graded sparse graphs}, arising
from generically pinned (completely immobilized) bar-and-joint frameworks and
prove that they also form matroids.
We address five problems on graded sparse graphs: {\bf Decision}, {\bf
Extraction}, {\bf Components}, {\bf Optimization}, and {\bf Extension}. We
extend our {\bf pebble game algorithms} to solve them.Comment: 9 pages, 1 figure; improved presentation and fixed typo
Natural realizations of sparsity matroids
A hypergraph G with n vertices and m hyperedges with d endpoints each is
(k,l)-sparse if for all sub-hypergraphs G' on n' vertices and m' edges, m'\le
kn'-l. For integers k and l satisfying 0\le l\le dk-1, this is known to be a
linearly representable matroidal family.
Motivated by problems in rigidity theory, we give a new linear representation
theorem for the (k,l)-sparse hypergraphs that is natural; i.e., the
representing matrix captures the vertex-edge incidence structure of the
underlying hypergraph G.Comment: Corrected some typos from the previous version; to appear in Ars
Mathematica Contemporane
Slider-pinning Rigidity: a Maxwell-Laman-type Theorem
We define and study slider-pinning rigidity, giving a complete combinatorial
characterization. This is done via direction-slider networks, which are a
generalization of Whiteley's direction networks.Comment: Accepted, to appear in Discrete and Computational Geometr
On rigidity, orientability and cores of random graphs with sliders
Suppose that you add rigid bars between points in the plane, and suppose that
a constant fraction of the points moves freely in the whole plane; the
remaining fraction is constrained to move on fixed lines called sliders. When
does a giant rigid cluster emerge? Under a genericity condition, the answer
only depends on the graph formed by the points (vertices) and the bars (edges).
We find for the random graph the threshold value of
for the appearance of a linear-sized rigid component as a function of ,
generalizing results of Kasiviswanathan et al. We show that this appearance of
a giant component undergoes a continuous transition for and a
discontinuous transition for . In our proofs, we introduce a
generalized notion of orientability interpolating between 1- and
2-orientability, of cores interpolating between 2-core and 3-core, and of
extended cores interpolating between 2+1-core and 3+2-core; we find the precise
expressions for the respective thresholds and the sizes of the different cores
above the threshold. In particular, this proves a conjecture of Kasiviswanathan
et al. about the size of the 3+2-core. We also derive some structural
properties of rigidity with sliders (matroid and decomposition into components)
which can be of independent interest.Comment: 32 pages, 1 figur
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