Random maximal independent sets and the unfriendly theater seating arrangement problem

Discrete Mathematics

Volumn 309, Issue 16, 2009, Pages 5120-5129

  Georgiou, Konstantinos ^a   Kranakis, Evangelos ^b   Krizanc, Danny ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Asymptotic limit; Expected size; Maximal independent set; Random seating arrangement

Indexed keywords

ASYMPTOTIC LIMIT; ASYMPTOTIC LIMITS; EXPECTED SIZE; LINEAR ADSORPTION; MAXIMAL INDEPENDENT SET; MONTE CARLO SIMULATION; RANDOM SEATING ARRANGEMENT;

ADSORPTION; MONTE CARLO METHODS;

ASYMPTOTIC ANALYSIS;

EID: 67651151077     PISSN: 0012365X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.disc.2009.03.049     Document Type: Article

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