Cited by 2,428Complexity and Algorithms in GraphsGraph Theory and AlgorithmsAdvanced Graph Theory Research

Paths, Trees, and Flowers

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Edmonds, Jack·1965·Canadian Journal of Mathematics

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A graph G for purposes here is a finite set of elements called vertices and a finite set of elements called edges such that each edge meets exactly two vertices, called the end-points of the edge. An edge is said to join its end-points. A matching in G is a subset of its edges such that no two meet the same vertex. We describe an efficient algorithm for finding in a given graph a matching of maximum cardinality. This problem was posed and partly solved by C. Berge; see Sections 3.7 and 3.8.

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Authors
Edmonds, J.
Affiliations
National Institute of Standards and Technology (US)
Corresponding author
Edmonds, Jack
Venue
Canadian Journal of Mathematics
Published
1965
Volume
17
Pages
449-467
ISSN
  • 0008-414X (ISSN-L)
  • 1496-4279
OpenAlex
W4233756358
Cited by
2,428
References
6
Citations by year
2026: 80 · 2025: 108 · 2024: 100 · 2023: 110 · 2022: 126 · 2021: 107 · 2020: 134 · 2019: 118 · 2018: 110 · 2017: 91 · 2016: 84 · 2015: 72 · 2014: 83 · 2013: 80 · 2012: 73
FWCI
0.83
Type
journal article
Language
en
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Canadian Journal of Mathematics (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Computational Theory and Mathematics › Complexity and Algorithms in Graphs
  • Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition › Graph Theory and Algorithms
  • Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Computational Theory and Mathematics › Advanced Graph Theory Research
Keywords
maximum matching, graph theory, matching algorithms, trees, paths, graph algorithms

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