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A Polynomial Algorithm for the k-cut Problem for Fixed k

Publication typeJournal Article
Publication date2008-10-31
scimago Q1
wos Q1
SJR1.349
CiteScore4.0
Impact factor1.9
ISSN0364765X, 15265471
Computer Science Applications
General Mathematics
Management Science and Operations Research
Abstract

The k-cut problem is to find a partition of an edge weighted graph into k nonempty components, such that the total edge weight between components is minimum. This problem is NP-complete for an arbitrary k and its version involving fixing a vertex in each component is NP-hard even for k = 3. We present a polynomial algorithm for k fixed, that runs in O(nk²/2−3k/2+4T(n, m)) steps, where T(n, m) is the running time required to find the minimum (s, t)-cut on a graph with n vertices and m edges.

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Goldschmidt O., Hochbaum D. S. A Polynomial Algorithm for the k-cut Problem for Fixed k // Mathematics of Operations Research. 2008. Vol. 19. No. 1. pp. 24-37.
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TY - JOUR
DO - 10.1287/moor.19.1.24
UR - https://doi.org/10.1287/moor.19.1.24
TI - A Polynomial Algorithm for the k-cut Problem for Fixed k
T2 - Mathematics of Operations Research
AU - Goldschmidt, Olivier
AU - Hochbaum, Dorit S.
PY - 2008
DA - 2008/10/31
PB - Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS)
SP - 24-37
IS - 1
VL - 19
SN - 0364-765X
SN - 1526-5471
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@article{2008_Goldschmidt,
author = {Olivier Goldschmidt and Dorit S. Hochbaum},
title = {A Polynomial Algorithm for the k-cut Problem for Fixed k},
journal = {Mathematics of Operations Research},
year = {2008},
volume = {19},
publisher = {Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS)},
month = {oct},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1287/moor.19.1.24},
number = {1},
pages = {24--37},
doi = {10.1287/moor.19.1.24}
}
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Goldschmidt, Olivier, and Dorit S. Hochbaum. “A Polynomial Algorithm for the k-cut Problem for Fixed k.” Mathematics of Operations Research, vol. 19, no. 1, Oct. 2008, pp. 24-37. https://doi.org/10.1287/moor.19.1.24.