Maximum cardinality matchingMaximum cardinality matching is a fundamental problem in graph theory. We are given a graph G, and the goal is to find a matching containing as many edges as possible; that is, a maximum cardinality subset of the edges such that each vertex is adjacent to at most one edge of the subset. As each edge will cover exactly two vertices, this problem is equivalent to the task of finding a matching that covers as many vertices as possible.
Maximum weight matchingIn computer science and graph theory, the maximum weight matching problem is the problem of finding, in a weighted graph, a matching in which the sum of weights is maximized. A special case of it is the assignment problem, in which the input is restricted to be a bipartite graph, and the matching constrained to be have cardinality that of the smaller of the two partitions. Another special case is the problem of finding a maximum cardinality matching on an unweighted graph: this corresponds to the case where all edge weights are the same.
Couplage (théorie des graphes)En théorie des graphes, un couplage ou appariement (en anglais matching) d'un graphe est un ensemble d'arêtes de ce graphe qui n'ont pas de sommets en commun. Soit un graphe simple non orienté G = (S, A) (où S est l'ensemble des sommets et A l'ensemble des arêtes, qui sont certaines paires de sommets), un couplage M est un ensemble d'arêtes deux à deux non adjacentes. C'est-à-dire que M est une partie de l'ensemble A des arêtes telle que Un couplage maximum est un couplage contenant le plus grand nombre possible d'arêtes.
Perfect matchingIn graph theory, a perfect matching in a graph is a matching that covers every vertex of the graph. More formally, given a graph G = (V, E), a perfect matching in G is a subset M of edge set E, such that every vertex in the vertex set V is adjacent to exactly one edge in M. A perfect matching is also called a 1-factor; see Graph factorization for an explanation of this term. In some literature, the term complete matching is used. Every perfect matching is a maximum-cardinality matching, but the opposite is not true.
Matching in hypergraphsIn graph theory, a matching in a hypergraph is a set of hyperedges, in which every two hyperedges are disjoint. It is an extension of the notion of matching in a graph. Recall that a hypergraph H is a pair (V, E), where V is a set of vertices and E is a set of subsets of V called hyperedges. Each hyperedge may contain one or more vertices. A matching in H is a subset M of E, such that every two hyperedges e_1 and e_2 in M have an empty intersection (have no vertex in common).
Competitive analysis (online algorithm)Competitive analysis is a method invented for analyzing online algorithms, in which the performance of an online algorithm (which must satisfy an unpredictable sequence of requests, completing each request without being able to see the future) is compared to the performance of an optimal offline algorithm that can view the sequence of requests in advance. An algorithm is competitive if its competitive ratio—the ratio between its performance and the offline algorithm's performance—is bounded.
Algorithme probabilisteEn algorithmique, un algorithme probabiliste, ou algorithme randomisé, est un algorithme qui utilise une source de hasard. Plus précisément le déroulement de l’algorithme fait appel à des données tirées au hasard. Par exemple à un certain point de l’exécution, on tire un bit 0 ou 1, selon la loi uniforme et si le résultat est 0, on fait une certaine action A et si c'est 1, on fait une autre action. On peut aussi tirer un nombre réel dans l'intervalle [0,1] ou un entier dans un intervalle [i..j].
Fractional matchingIn graph theory, a fractional matching is a generalization of a matching in which, intuitively, each vertex may be broken into fractions that are matched to different neighbor vertices. Given a graph G = (V, E), a fractional matching in G is a function that assigns, to each edge e in E, a fraction f(e) in [0, 1], such that for every vertex v in V, the sum of fractions of edges adjacent to v is at most 1: A matching in the traditional sense is a special case of a fractional matching, in which the fraction of every edge is either 0 or 1: f(e) = 1 if e is in the matching, and f(e) = 0 if it is not.
HypergrapheLes hypergraphes sont des objets mathématiques généralisant la notion de graphe. Ils ont été nommés ainsi par Claude Berge dans les années 1960. Les hypergraphes généralisent la notion de graphe non orienté dans le sens où les arêtes ne relient plus un ou deux sommets, mais un nombre quelconque de sommets (compris entre un et le nombre de sommets de l’hypergraphe). Certains théorèmes de la théorie des graphes se généralisent naturellement aux hypergraphes, par exemple le théorème de Ramsey.
Théorème de HallEn mathématiques, le théorème de Hall ou lemme des mariages est un résultat combinatoire qui donne une condition nécessaire et suffisante, sur une famille d'ensembles finis, pour qu'il soit possible de choisir des éléments distincts, un par ensemble. Il a été démontré par Philip Hall et a été à l'origine de la théorie du couplage dans les graphes. On appelle système de représentants distincts d'une suite de n ensembles finis , toute suite de n éléments distincts tels que pour tout , appartienne à .
