Dynamic Algorithms for Maximum Matching Size
Soheil Behnezhad
Abstract
We study fully dynamic algorithms for maximum matching. This is a well-studied problem, known to admit several update-time/approximation trade-offs. For instance, it is known how to maintain a 1/2-approximate matching in (poly log n) update time or a 2/3-approximate matching in update time, where n is the number of vertices. It has been a long-standing open problem to determine whether either of these bounds can be improved.
Topics & Concepts
Bipartite graphMatching (statistics)Approximation algorithmMathematicsCharacterization (materials science)Sublinear functionAlgorithmCombinatoricsBlossom algorithmSet (abstract data type)Discrete mathematicsGraphComputer scienceNanotechnologyProgramming languageMaterials scienceStatisticsComplexity and Algorithms in GraphsAdvanced Graph Theory ResearchOptimization and Search Problems