Irredundant intervals

dc.creatorKnuth, Donald E.
dc.date1996-06-07
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dc.descriptionThis expository note presents simplifications of a theorem due to Győri and an algorithm due to Franzblau and Kleitman: Given a family $F$ of $m$ intervals on a linearly ordered set of $n$ elements, we can construct in $O(m+n)^2$ steps an irredundant subfamily having maximum cardinality, as well as a generating family having minimum cardinality. The algorithm is of special interest because it solves a problem analogous to finding a maximum independent set, but on a class of objects that is more general than a matroid. This note is also a complete, runnable computer program, which can be used for experiments in conjunction with the public-domain software of {\sl The Stanford GraphBase}.
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/math/9606232
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/math/9606232
dc.identifierACM J. Exp. Algorithmics 1 (1996), 19pp
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/153061
dc.subjectCombinatorics
dc.titleIrredundant intervals
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