ALGEBRAIC ALGORITHMS FOR MATCHING AND MATROID PROBLEMS
ALGEBRAIC ALGORITHMS FOR MATCHING AND MATROID PROBLEMS
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DOI:
10.1137/070684008
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发表时间:
2009-01-01
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1.6
通讯作者:
Harvey, Nicholas J. A.
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作者:
Harvey, Nicholas J. A.
We present new algebraic approaches for two well-known combinatorial problems: nonbipartite matching and matroid intersection. Our work yields new randomized algorithms that exceed or match the efficiency of existing algorithms. For nonbipartite matching, we obtain a simple, purely algebraic algorithm with running time O(n(omega)) where n is the number of vertices and omega is the matrix multiplication exponent. This resolves the central open problem of Mucha and Sankowski (2004). For matroid intersection, our algorithm has running time O(nr(omega-1)) for matroids with n elements and rank r that satisfy some natural conditions.