Exact algorithms for finding minimum transversals in rank-3 hypergraphs

  • Authors:
  • Magnus Wahlström

  • Affiliations:
  • TCSLab, Department of Computer and Information Science, Linköping University, Sweden

  • Venue:
  • Journal of Algorithms
  • Year:
  • 2004

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Abstract

We present two algorithms for the problem of finding a minimum transversal in a hypergraph of rank 3, also known as the 3-Hitting Set problem. This problem is a natural extension of the vertex cover problem for ordinary graphs. The first algorithm runs in time O(1.6538n) for a hypergraph with n vertices, and needs polynomial space. The second algorithm uses exponential space and runs in time O(1.6316n).