
doi: 10.1137/0138030
We prove that the edge dominating set problem for graphs is $NP$-complete even when restricted to planar or bipartite graphs of maximum degree 3. We show as a corollary that the minimum maximal matching and the achromatic number problems are $NP$-complete. A new linear time algorithm for finding minimum independent edge dominating sets in trees is described, based on an observed relationship between edge dominating sets and independent sets in total graphs.
Coloring of graphs and hypergraphs, edge dominating sets, Edge subsets with special properties (factorization, matching, partitioning, covering and packing, etc.), Graph theory (including graph drawing) in computer science, matching, linear time algorithm, Enumeration in graph theory, achromatic number, Trees, NP-complete
Coloring of graphs and hypergraphs, edge dominating sets, Edge subsets with special properties (factorization, matching, partitioning, covering and packing, etc.), Graph theory (including graph drawing) in computer science, matching, linear time algorithm, Enumeration in graph theory, achromatic number, Trees, NP-complete
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