Temporal graph classes: A view through temporal separators

  • Till Fluschnik
  • , Hendrik Molter
  • , Rolf Niedermeier
  • , Philipp Zschoche

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Abstract

We investigate the computational complexity of separating two distinct vertices s and z by vertex deletion in a temporal graph. In a temporal graph, the vertex set is fixed but the edges have (discrete) time labels. Since the corresponding Temporal (s, z)-Separation problem is NP-hard, it is natural to investigate whether relevant special cases exist that are computationally tractable. To this end, we study restrictions of the underlying (static) graph—there we observe polynomial-time solvability in the case of bounded treewidth—as well as restrictions concerning the “temporal evolution” along the time steps. Systematically studying partially novel concepts in this direction, we identify sharp borders between tractable and intractable cases.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationGraph-Theoretic Concepts in Computer Science - 44th International Workshop, WG 2018, Proceedings
EditorsAndreas Brandstädt, Ekkehard Köhler, Klaus Meer
PublisherSpringer Verlag
Pages216-227
Number of pages12
ISBN (Print)9783030002558
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Jan 2018
Externally publishedYes
Event44th International Workshop on Graph-Theoretic Concepts in Computer Science, WG 2018 - Cottbus, Germany
Duration: 27 Jun 201829 Jun 2018

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
Volume11159 LNCS
ISSN (Print)0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)1611-3349

Conference

Conference44th International Workshop on Graph-Theoretic Concepts in Computer Science, WG 2018
Country/TerritoryGermany
CityCottbus
Period27/06/1829/06/18

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Theoretical Computer Science
  • General Computer Science

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