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Cograph

Index Cograph

In graph theory, a cograph, or complement-reducible graph, or P4-free graph, is a graph that can be generated from the single-vertex graph K1 by complementation and disjoint union. [1]

59 relations: Binary relation, Chordal completion, Clique (graph theory), Clique problem, Clique-width, Cluster graph, Comparability graph, Complement graph, Complemented lattice, Complete bipartite graph, Complete graph, Connected component (graph theory), Courcelle's theorem, Discrete Applied Mathematics, Disjoint union, Disjoint union of graphs, Distance (graph theory), Distance-hereditary graph, Forbidden graph characterization, Glossary of graph theory terms, Graph (discrete mathematics), Graph coloring, Graph isomorphism, Graph theory, Greedy coloring, Grundy number, Hamiltonian path problem, Hereditary property, Induced path, Induced subgraph, Information Processing Letters, Journal of Combinatorial Theory, Journal of Graph Theory, Kruskal's tree theorem, Lexicographic breadth-first search, Logic of graphs, Lowest common ancestor, Maximal independent set, Modular decomposition, NP-completeness, Parameterized complexity, Partially ordered set, Partition refinement, Path (graph theory), Perfect graph, Perfectly orderable graph, Permutation graph, Planar graph, Read-once function, Separable permutation, ..., Series-parallel partial order, Shortest path problem, SIAM Journal on Computing, SIAM Journal on Discrete Mathematics, Split (graph theory), Threshold graph, Trivially perfect graph, Turán graph, Well-quasi-ordering. Expand index (9 more) »

Binary relation

In mathematics, a binary relation on a set A is a set of ordered pairs of elements of A. In other words, it is a subset of the Cartesian product A2.

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Chordal completion

In graph theory, a branch of mathematics, a chordal completion of a given undirected graph is a chordal graph, on the same vertex set, that has as a subgraph.

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Clique (graph theory)

In the mathematical area of graph theory, a clique is a subset of vertices of an undirected graph such that every two distinct vertices in the clique are adjacent; that is, its induced subgraph is complete.

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Clique problem

In computer science, the clique problem is the computational problem of finding cliques (subsets of vertices, all adjacent to each other, also called complete subgraphs) in a graph.

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Clique-width

In graph theory, the clique-width of a graph G is a parameter that describes the structural complexity of the graph; it is closely related to treewidth, but unlike treewidth it can be bounded even for dense graphs.

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Cluster graph

In graph theory, a branch of mathematics, a cluster graph is a graph formed from the disjoint union of complete graphs.

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Comparability graph

In graph theory, a comparability graph is an undirected graph that connects pairs of elements that are comparable to each other in a partial order.

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Complement graph

In graph theory, the complement or inverse of a graph is a graph on the same vertices such that two distinct vertices of are adjacent if and only if they are not adjacent in.

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Complemented lattice

In the mathematical discipline of order theory, a complemented lattice is a bounded lattice (with least element 0 and greatest element 1), in which every element a has a complement, i.e. an element b satisfying a ∨ b.

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Complete bipartite graph

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Complete graph

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Connected component (graph theory)

In graph theory, a connected component (or just component) of an undirected graph is a subgraph in which any two vertices are connected to each other by paths, and which is connected to no additional vertices in the supergraph.

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Courcelle's theorem

In the study of graph algorithms, Courcelle's theorem is the statement that every graph property definable in the monadic second-order logic of graphs can be decided in linear time on graphs of bounded treewidth.

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Discrete Applied Mathematics

Discrete Applied Mathematics is a peer-reviewed academic journal in mathematics, published by Elsevier.

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Disjoint union

In set theory, the disjoint union (or discriminated union) of a family of sets is a modified union operation that indexes the elements according to which set they originated in.

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Disjoint union of graphs

In graph theory, a branch of mathematics, the disjoint union of graphs is an operation that combines two or more graphs to form a larger graph.

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Distance (graph theory)

In the mathematical field of graph theory, the distance between two vertices in a graph is the number of edges in a shortest path (also called a graph geodesic) connecting them.

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Distance-hereditary graph

In graph theory, a branch of discrete mathematics, a distance-hereditary graph (also called a completely separable graph) is a graph in which the distances in any connected induced subgraph are the same as they are in the original graph.

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Forbidden graph characterization

In graph theory, a branch of mathematics, many important families of graphs can be described by a finite set of individual graphs that do not belong to the family and further exclude all graphs from the family which contain any of these forbidden graphs as (induced) subgraph or minor.

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Glossary of graph theory terms

This is a glossary of graph theory terms.

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Graph (discrete mathematics)

In mathematics, and more specifically in graph theory, a graph is a structure amounting to a set of objects in which some pairs of the objects are in some sense "related".

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Graph coloring

In graph theory, graph coloring is a special case of graph labeling; it is an assignment of labels traditionally called "colors" to elements of a graph subject to certain constraints.

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Graph isomorphism

In graph theory, an isomorphism of graphs G and H is a bijection between the vertex sets of G and H such that any two vertices u and v of G are adjacent in G if and only if ƒ(u) and ƒ(v) are adjacent in H. This kind of bijection is commonly described as "edge-preserving bijection", in accordance with the general notion of isomorphism being a structure-preserving bijection.

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Graph theory

In mathematics, graph theory is the study of graphs, which are mathematical structures used to model pairwise relations between objects.

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Greedy coloring

In the study of graph coloring problems in mathematics and computer science, a greedy coloring is a coloring of the vertices of a graph formed by a greedy algorithm that considers the vertices of the graph in sequence and assigns each vertex its first available color.

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Grundy number

In graph theory, the Grundy number or Grundy chromatic number of an undirected graph is the maximum number of colors that can be used by a greedy coloring strategy that considers the vertices of the graph in sequence and assigns each vertex its first available color, using a vertex ordering chosen to use as many colors as possible.

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Hamiltonian path problem

In the mathematical field of graph theory the Hamiltonian path problem and the Hamiltonian cycle problem are problems of determining whether a Hamiltonian path (a path in an undirected or directed graph that visits each vertex exactly once) or a Hamiltonian cycle exists in a given graph (whether directed or undirected).

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Hereditary property

In mathematics, a hereditary property is a property of an object, that inherits to all its subobjects, where the term subobject depends on the context.

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Induced path

In the mathematical area of graph theory, an induced path in an undirected graph G is a path that is an induced subgraph of G. That is, it is a sequence of vertices in G such that each two adjacent vertices in the sequence are connected by an edge in G, and each two nonadjacent vertices in the sequence are not connected by any edge in G. An induced path is sometimes called a snake, and the problem of finding long induced paths in hypercube graphs is known as the snake-in-the-box problem.

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Induced subgraph

In graph theory, an induced subgraph of a graph is another graph, formed from a subset of the vertices of the graph and all of the edges connecting pairs of vertices in that subset.

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Information Processing Letters

Information Processing Letters is a peer reviewed scientific journal in the field of computer science, published by Elsevier.

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Journal of Combinatorial Theory

The Journal of Combinatorial Theory, Series A and Series B, are mathematical journals specializing in combinatorics and related areas.

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Journal of Graph Theory

The Journal of Graph Theory is a peer-reviewed mathematics journal specializing in graph theory and related areas, such as structural results about graphs, graph algorithms with theoretical emphasis, and discrete optimization on graphs.

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Kruskal's tree theorem

In mathematics, Kruskal's tree theorem states that the set of finite trees over a well-quasi-ordered set of labels is itself well-quasi-ordered under homeomorphic embedding.

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Lexicographic breadth-first search

In computer science, lexicographic breadth-first search or Lex-BFS is a linear time algorithm for ordering the vertices of a graph.

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Logic of graphs

In the mathematical fields of graph theory and finite model theory, the logic of graphs deals with formal specifications of graph properties using logical formulas.

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Lowest common ancestor

In graph theory and computer science, the lowest common ancestor (LCA) of two nodes and in a tree or directed acyclic graph (DAG) is the lowest (i.e. deepest) node that has both and as descendants, where we define each node to be a descendant of itself (so if has a direct connection from, is the lowest common ancestor).

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Maximal independent set

In graph theory, a maximal independent set (MIS) or maximal stable set is an independent set that is not a subset of any other independent set.

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Modular decomposition

In graph theory, the modular decomposition is a decomposition of a graph into subsets of vertices called modules. A module is a generalization of a connected component of a graph.

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NP-completeness

In computational complexity theory, an NP-complete decision problem is one belonging to both the NP and the NP-hard complexity classes.

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Parameterized complexity

In computer science, parameterized complexity is a branch of computational complexity theory that focuses on classifying computational problems according to their inherent difficulty with respect to multiple parameters of the input or output.

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Partially ordered set

In mathematics, especially order theory, a partially ordered set (also poset) formalizes and generalizes the intuitive concept of an ordering, sequencing, or arrangement of the elements of a set.

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Partition refinement

In the design of algorithms, partition refinement is a technique for representing a partition of a set as a data structure that allows the partition to be refined by splitting its sets into a larger number of smaller sets.

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Path (graph theory)

In graph theory, a path in a graph is a finite or infinite sequence of edges which connect a sequence of vertices which, by most definitions, are all distinct from one another.

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Perfect graph

In graph theory, a perfect graph is a graph in which the chromatic number of every induced subgraph equals the size of the largest clique of that subgraph.

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Perfectly orderable graph

In graph theory, a perfectly orderable graph is a graph whose vertices can be ordered in such a way that a greedy coloring algorithm with that ordering optimally colors every induced subgraph of the given graph.

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Permutation graph

In mathematics, a permutation graph is a graph whose vertices represent the elements of a permutation, and whose edges represent pairs of elements that are reversed by the permutation.

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Planar graph

In graph theory, a planar graph is a graph that can be embedded in the plane, i.e., it can be drawn on the plane in such a way that its edges intersect only at their endpoints.

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Read-once function

In mathematics, a read-once function is a special type of Boolean function that can be described by a Boolean expression in which each variable appears only once.

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Separable permutation

In combinatorial mathematics, a separable permutation is a permutation that can be obtained from the trivial permutation 1 by direct sums and skew sums.

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Series-parallel partial order

In order-theoretic mathematics, a series-parallel partial order is a partially ordered set built up from smaller series-parallel partial orders by two simple composition operations.

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Shortest path problem

In graph theory, the shortest path problem is the problem of finding a path between two vertices (or nodes) in a graph such that the sum of the weights of its constituent edges is minimized.

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SIAM Journal on Computing

The SIAM Journal on Computing is a scientific journal focusing on the mathematical and formal aspects of computer science.

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SIAM Journal on Discrete Mathematics

SIAM Journal on Discrete Mathematics is a peer-reviewed mathematics journal published quarterly by the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM).

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Split (graph theory)

In graph theory, a split of an undirected graph is a cut whose cut-set forms a complete bipartite graph.

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Threshold graph

In graph theory, a threshold graph is a graph that can be constructed from a one-vertex graph by repeated applications of the following two operations.

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Trivially perfect graph

In graph theory, a trivially perfect graph is a graph with the property that in each of its induced subgraphs the size of the maximum independent set equals the number of maximal cliques.

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Turán graph

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Well-quasi-ordering

In mathematics, specifically order theory, a well-quasi-ordering or wqo is a quasi-ordering such that any infinite sequence of elements x_0, x_1, x_2, … from X contains an increasing pair x_i\le x_j with i.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cograph

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