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Computational problems in graph theory

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travelling salesperson problem
NP-hard problem in combinatorial optimization
graph coloring
assignment of colors to elements of a graph subject to certain constraints
Hamiltonian path
path in a graph that visits each vertex exactly once
spanning tree
subgraph of an undirected graph G that is a tree which includes all of the vertices of G
independent set
set of vertices in a graph, no two of which are adjacent
shortest path problem
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
matching
set of edges without common vertices
route inspection problem
in graph theory, the problem to find a shortest closed path or circuit that visits every edge of an undirected graph
maximum flow problem
computational problem in graph theory
clique problem
computational problem of finding cliques in a graph
dominating set
a set of vertices in a node-link graph such that every vertex is either in the set or adjacent to it
Steiner tree problem
class of problems in combinatorial mathematics
vertex cover
a set of vertices that includes at least one endpoint of every edge in a graph
longest path problem
the problem of finding a simple path of maximum length in a given graph
Hamiltonian path problem
computational problem in graph theory
maximum cut
a cut of a graph whose size is at least the size of any other cut
edge cover
a set of edges that touches every vertex of a graph
subgraph isomorphism problem
the NP-complete problem of testing whether one graph is a subgraph of another
graph partition
subdivision of vertices into disjoint sets
clique cover problem
problem of finding a minimal clique cover of a given graph
graph isomorphism problem
computational problem of determining whether two finite graphs are isomorphic
planarity testing
algorithmic problem of testing whether a given graph is a planar graph
feedback vertex set
a set of vertices in a node-link graph whose deletion eliminates all cycles in the graph
Facility location
optimization problem
Feedback arc set
a subset of the edges in a directed graph that includes at least one edge from each cycle
degree diameter problem
problem in graph theory
maximal independent set
independent set of graph vertices that is not a subset of any other independent set
widest path problem
problem of maximizing the weight of the minimum-weight edge in the path between two vertices
graph diameter
longest distance between two vertices in a graph