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arXiv 0910.0582cs.DScs.CC
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有界点覆盖图的数学元定理

Algorithmic Meta-Theorems for Graphs of Bounded Vertex Cover

Michael Lampis

摘要:

可能最著名的算法元定理是Courcelle定理,它指出对于有界树宽的图,所有MSO-可表达的图属性都是线性时间可判定的。不幸的是,运行时间的依赖MSO公式描述的问题一般是一个塔的指数的无界高度,并存在下界证明,这不能得到改善,即使我们限制自己决定FO逻辑树。在本文中,我们试图绕过这些下界集中在一个子类的有界树宽图,有界顶点覆盖的图形。通过使用一种不同于树宽的标准分解和动态规划技术,我们证明了在这种情况下,Courcelle定理所隐含的运行时间可以得到显著的改善,对于MSO和FO逻辑,分别从非初等到双指数和单指数。我们的技术依赖于一个新的图形宽度的措施,我们介绍,我们展示了一些额外的结果,可能表明它是独立的利益。我们还证明了下界的结果表明,我们的上限不能得到显着改善,在广泛认为的复杂性假设。我们的工作回答了Michael Fellows提出的一个开放性问题。

英文摘要:

Possibly the most famous algorithmic meta-theorem is Courcelle's theorem, which states that all MSO-expressible graph properties are decidable in linear time for graphs of bounded treewidth. Unfortunately, the running time's dependence on the MSO formula describing the problem is in general a tower of exponentials of unbounded height, and there exist lower bounds proving that this cannot be improved even if we restrict ourselves to deciding FO logic on trees. In this paper we attempt to circumvent these lower bounds by focusing on a subclass of bounded treewidth graphs, the graphs of bounded vertex cover. By using a technique different from the standard decomposition and dynamic programming technique of treewidth we prove that in this case the running time implied by Courcelle's theorem can be improved dramatically, from non-elementary to doubly and singly exponential for MSO and FO logic respectively. Our technique relies on a new graph width measure we introduce, for which we show some additional results that may indicate that it is of independent interest. We also prove lower bound results which show that our upper bounds cannot be improved significantly, under widely believed complexity assumptions. Our work answers an open problem posed by Michael Fellows.

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