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A complexity and approximation framework for the maximization scaffolding problem

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We explore in this paper some complexity issues inspired by the contig scaffolding problem in bioinformatics. We focus on the following problem: given an undirected graph with no loop, and a perfect matching on this graph, find a set of cycles and paths covering every vertex of the graph, with edges alternatively in the matching and outside the matching, and satisfying a given constraint on the numbers of cycles and paths. We show that this problem is NP-complete, even in planar bipartite graphs. Moreover, we show that there is no subexponential-time algorithm for several related problems unless the Exponential-Time Hypothesis fails. Lastly, we also design two polynomial-time approximation algorithms for complete graphs.

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lirmm-01219622 , version 1 (22-10-2015)

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Annie Chateau, Rodolphe Giroudeau. A complexity and approximation framework for the maximization scaffolding problem. Theoretical Computer Science, 2015, 595, pp.92-106. ⟨10.1016/j.tcs.2015.06.023⟩. ⟨lirmm-01219622⟩
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