Improved algorithms for k-domination and total k-domination in proper interval graphs

Given a positive integer k, a k-dominating set in a graph G is a set of vertices such that every vertex not in the set has at least k neighbors in the set. A total k-dominating set, also known as a k-tuple total dominating set, is a set of vertices such that every vertex of the graph has at least k...

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Autores: Chiarelli, Nina, Hartinger, Tatiana Romina, Leoni, Valeria Alejandra, Lopez Pujato, María Inés, Milanič, Martin
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2018
País:Argentina
Institución:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas
Repositorio:CONICET Digital (CONICET)
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/99792
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/11336/99792
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:K-DOMINATION
TOTAL K-DOMINATION
PROPER INTERVAL GRAPH
POLYNOMIAL-TIME ALGORITHM
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.1
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1
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Sumario:Given a positive integer k, a k-dominating set in a graph G is a set of vertices such that every vertex not in the set has at least k neighbors in the set. A total k-dominating set, also known as a k-tuple total dominating set, is a set of vertices such that every vertex of the graph has at least k neighbors in the set. The problems of finding the minimum size of a k-dominating, resp. total k-dominating set, in a given graph, are referred to as k-domination, resp. total k-domination. These generalizations of the classical domination and total domination problems are known to be NP-hard in the class of chordal graphs, and, more specifically, even in the classes of split graphs (both problems) and undirected path graphs (in the case of total k-domination). On the other hand, it follows from recent work by Kang et al. (2017) that these two families of problems are solvable in time O(|V(G)|6k+4) in the class of interval graphs. In this work, we develop faster algorithms for k-domination and total k-domination in the class of proper interval graphs. The algorithms run in time O(|V(G)|3k) for each fixed k≥1 and are also applicable to the weighted case.