M-Convex Functions on Jump Systems: A General Framework for Minsquare Graph Factor Problem

  • Authors:
  • Kazuo Murota

  • Affiliations:
  • -

  • Venue:
  • SIAM Journal on Discrete Mathematics
  • Year:
  • 2006

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Abstract

The concept of M-convex functions is generalized for functions defined on constant-parity jump systems. M-convex functions arise from minimum weight perfect $b$-matchings and from a separable convex function (sum of univariate convex functions) on the degree sequences of an undirected graph. As a generalization of a recent result of Apollonio and Seb{o} for the minsquare factor problem, a local optimality criterion is given for minimization of an M-convex function subject to a component sum constraint.