Compositions of Graphs and Polyhedra II: Stable Sets

  • Authors:
  • Francisco Barahona;Ali Ridha Mahjoub

  • Affiliations:
  • -;-

  • Venue:
  • SIAM Journal on Discrete Mathematics
  • Year:
  • 1994

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Abstract

A graph $G$ with a two-node cutset decomposes into two pieces. A technique to describe the stable set polytope for $G$ based on stable set polytopes associated with the pieces is studied. This gives a way to characterize this polytope for classes of graphs that can be recursively decomposed. This also gives a procedure to describe new facets of this polytope. A compact system for the stable set problem in series-parallel graphs is derived. This technique is also applied to characterize facet-defining inequalities for graphs with no $K_{5}\e$ minor. The stable set problem is polynomially solvable for this class of graphs. Compositions of $h$-perfect graphs are also studied.