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Title: | k-L(2, 1)-labelling for planar graphs is NP-complete for k>=4 |
Authors: | Eggemann, N Havet, F Noble, S D |
Keywords: | frequency assignment problem;graph labelling;planar graph;complexity |
Issue Date: | 2009 |
Abstract: | A mapping from the vertex set of a graph G=(V,E) into an interval of integers {0,...,k} is an L(2,1)-labelling of G of span k if any two adjacent vertices are mapped onto integers that are at least 2 apart, and every two vertices with a common neighbour are mapped onto distinct integers. It is known that for any fixed k>=4, deciding the existence of such a labelling is an NP-complete problem while it is polynomial for k<=3. For even k>=8, it remains NP-complete when restricted to planar graphs. In this paper, we show that it remains NP-complete for any k>=4 by reduction from Planar Cubic Two-Colourable Perfect Matching. Schaefer stated without proof that Planar Cubic Two-Colourable Perfect Matching is NP-complete. In this paper we give a proof of this. |
URI: | http://bura.brunel.ac.uk/handle/2438/3832 |
Appears in Collections: | Dept of Mathematics Research Papers Mathematical Sciences |
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