Recognizing hyperelliptic graphs in polynomial time

Jelco M. Bodewes, Hans L. Bodlaender, Gunther Cornelissen, Marieke van der Wegen*

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Abstract

Based on analogies between algebraic curves and graphs, Baker and Norine introduced divisorial gonality, a graph parameter for multigraphs related to treewidth, multigraph algorithms and number theory. We consider so-called hyperelliptic graphs (multigraphs of gonality 2) and provide a safe and complete set of reduction rules for such multigraphs, showing that we can recognize hyperelliptic graphs in time O(n log n+ m), where n is the number of vertices and m the number of edges of the multigraph. A corollary is that we can decide with the same runtime whether a two-edge-connected graph G admits an involution σ such that the quotient G/ ⟨ σ⟩ is a tree.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationGraph-Theoretic Concepts in Computer Science - 44th International Workshop, WG 2018, Proceedings
PublisherSpringer
Pages52-64
Number of pages13
ISBN (Print)9783030002558
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jan 2018
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

Funding

H. L. Bodlaender—This author was partially supported by the NETWORKS project, funded by the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research.

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