A note on the online First-Fit algorithm for coloring k-inductive graphs

Shakhar Smorodinsky

doi:10.1016/j.ipl.2008.08.006

A note on the online First-Fit algorithm for coloring k-inductive graphs

Shakhar Smorodinsky

Department of Mathematics

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Abstract

In a FOCS 1990 paper, S. Irani proved that the First-Fit online algorithm for coloring a graph uses at most O (k log n) colors for k-inductive graphs. In this note we provide a very short proof of this fact.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	44-45
Number of pages	2
Journal	Information Processing Letters
Volume	109
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ipl.2008.08.006
State	Published - 16 Dec 2008

Keywords

Analysis of algorithms
Graph algorithms
On-line algorithms

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Theoretical Computer Science
Signal Processing
Information Systems
Computer Science Applications

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A note on the online First-Fit algorithm for coloring k-inductive graphs

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