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The iteration time and the general position number in graph convexities

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  • Araujo, Julio
  • Dourado, Mitre C.
  • Protti, Fábio
  • Sampaio, Rudini

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In this paper, we study two graph convexity parameters: iteration time and general position number. The iteration time was defined in 1981 in the geodesic convexity, but its computational complexity was so far open. The general position number was defined in the geodesic convexity and proved NP-hard in 2018. We extend these parameters to any graph convexity and prove that the iteration number is NP-hard in the P3 convexity. We use this result to prove that the iteration time is also NP-hard in the geodesic convexity even in graphs with diameter two, a long standing open question. These results are also important since they are the last two missing NP-hardness results regarding the ten most studied graph convexity parameters in the geodesic and P3 convexities. We also prove that the general position number of the monophonic convexity is W[1]-hard (parameterized by the size of the solution) and n1−ε-inapproximable in polynomial time for any ε>0 unless P=NP, even in graphs with diameter two. Finally, we also obtain FPT results on the general position number in the P3 convexity and we prove that it is W[1]-hard (parameterized by the size of the solution).

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  • Araujo, Julio & Dourado, Mitre C. & Protti, Fábio & Sampaio, Rudini, 2025. "The iteration time and the general position number in graph convexities," Applied Mathematics and Computation, Elsevier, vol. 487(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:apmaco:v:487:y:2025:i:c:s0096300324005459
    DOI: 10.1016/j.amc.2024.129084
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