Complexity and algorithms for injective edge coloring of graphs
An injective k-edge-coloring of a graph G=(V,E) is an assignment ω:E→{1,2,…,k} of colors to the edges of G such that any two edges e and f receive distinct colors if there exists an edge g=xy different from e and f such that e is incident on x and f is incident on y. The minimum value of k for which...
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| Published in: | Theoretical computer science Vol. 968; p. 114010 |
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| Main Authors: | , |
| Format: | Journal Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier B.V
11.08.2023
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| ISSN: | 0304-3975, 1879-2294 |
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| Summary: | An injective k-edge-coloring of a graph G=(V,E) is an assignment ω:E→{1,2,…,k} of colors to the edges of G such that any two edges e and f receive distinct colors if there exists an edge g=xy different from e and f such that e is incident on x and f is incident on y. The minimum value of k for which G admits an injective k-edge-coloring is called the injective chromatic index of G and is denoted by χi′(G). Given a graph G and a positive integer k, the Injective Edge Coloring Problem is to decide whether G admits an injective k-edge-coloring. It is known that Injective Edge Coloring Problem is NP-complete for general graphs. In this paper, we strengthen this result by proving that Injective Edge Coloring Problem is NP-complete for bipartite graphs by proving that this problem remains NP-complete for perfect elimination bipartite graphs and star-convex bipartite graphs, which are proper subclasses of bipartite graphs. On the positive side, we propose a linear time algorithm for computing the injective chromatic index of chain graphs, which is a proper subclass of both perfect elimination bipartite graphs and star-convex bipartite graphs. |
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| ISSN: | 0304-3975 1879-2294 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.tcs.2023.114010 |