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On edge orienting methods for graph coloring

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  • Bernard Gendron

    (Université de Montréal)

  • Alain Hertz

    (École Polytechnique)

  • Patrick St-Louis

    (Université de Montréal)

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We consider the problem of orienting the edges of a graph so that the length of a longest path in the resulting digraph is minimum. As shown by Gallai, Roy and Vitaver, this edge orienting problem is equivalent to finding the chromatic number of a graph. We study various properties of edge orienting methods in the context of local search for graph coloring. We then exploit these properties to derive four tabu search algorithms, each based on a different neighborhood. We compare these algorithms numerically to determine which are the most promising and to give potential research directions.

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  • Bernard Gendron & Alain Hertz & Patrick St-Louis, 2007. "On edge orienting methods for graph coloring," Journal of Combinatorial Optimization, Springer, vol. 13(2), pages 163-178, February.
  • Handle: RePEc:spr:jcomop:v:13:y:2007:i:2:d:10.1007_s10878-006-9019-3
    DOI: 10.1007/s10878-006-9019-3
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