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On the complexity of computing the k-restricted edge-connectivity of a graph

Ignasi Sau

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The k-restricted edge-connectivity of a graph G, denoted by λ k (G), is defined as the minimum size of an edge set whose removal leaves exactly two connected components each containing at least k vertices. This graph invariant, which can be seen as a generalization of a minimum edge-cut, has been extensively studied from a combinatorial point of view. However, very little is known about the complexity of computing λ k (G). Very recently, in the parameterized complexity community the notion of good edge separation of a graph has been defined, which happens to be essentially the same as the k-restricted edge-connectivity. Motivated by the relevance of this invariant from both combinatorial and algorithmic points of view, in this article we initiate a systematic study of its computational complexity, with special emphasis on its parameterized complexity for several choices of the parameters. We provide a number of NP-hardness and W[1]-hardness results, as well as FPT-algorithms.
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lirmm-01481786 , version 1 (20-12-2019)

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Luis Pedro Montejano, Ignasi Sau. On the complexity of computing the k-restricted edge-connectivity of a graph. Theoretical Computer Science, 2017, 662, pp.31-39. ⟨10.1016/j.tcs.2016.12.006⟩. ⟨lirmm-01481786⟩
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