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On Edge Coloring Bipartite Graphs

Richard ColeJohn E. Hopcroft

Year: 1982 Journal:   SIAM Journal on Computing Vol: 11 (3)Pages: 540-546   Publisher: Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics

Abstract

The present paper shows how to find a minimal edge coloring of a bipartite graph with E edges and V vertices in time $O(E\log V)$.Keywordsedge coloringbipartite graphmultigraphmatchingpartition

Keywords:
Bipartite graph Combinatorics Edge coloring Mathematics Graph coloring Complete bipartite graph Complete coloring List coloring Enhanced Data Rates for GSM Evolution Discrete mathematics Fractional coloring Graph Graph power Computer science Line graph

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Citation History

Topics

Advanced Graph Theory Research
Physical Sciences →  Computer Science →  Computational Theory and Mathematics
graph theory and CDMA systems
Physical Sciences →  Engineering →  Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Computational Geometry and Mesh Generation
Physical Sciences →  Computer Science →  Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design

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