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Find a maximum matching that saturates a given set of vertices

In an unweighted bipartite graph $G = (X + Y,E)$, we would like to find a maximum matching, but among all those maximum matchings, we would like to find one that saturates a given subset $X_0\subseteq …
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Finding a matching with a specific weight

Polynomial-time algorithms for finding a maximum-weight matching in a weighted graph are well-known. Suppose I want not the maximum-weight matching, but a matching with a specific weight given as an i …
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Term for a matching which is perfect on one side only

What is a standard term for a matching in a bipartite graph, in which one part has less vertices than the other part, and the part with less vertices is fully matched (but the other part is, obviously …
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Either find a perfect matching, or return a witness that none exist [duplicate]

I am looking for a polynomial-time algorithm that takes as input a bipartite graph $(X\cup Y, E)$, and returns one of two options: If a perfect matching exists, it returns the matching; Otherwise, i …
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Using LP to prove the max matching - min cover theorem

Konig's theorem says that, in a bipartite graph, the size of the maximum matching equals the size of the minimum vertex cover. This theorem has several proofs; I would like to know if the following pr …
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Finding a subset with few neighbors

Given a bipartite graph $G(X+Y,E)$, how can I find a non-empty subset $Y'\subseteq Y$, such that $|N(Y')| \leq |Y'|$ (where $N$ is the set of neighbors)? If $|Y|\geq |X|$ then the problem is easy - …
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FInding a maximum-weight matching that is substantially larger than the second-best

Given a weighted complete bipartite graph, there are well-known polytime algorithms for finding a maximum-weight perfect matching. I am interested in comparing the weight of a perfect matching with t …
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Can a perfect matching always be found by a picking sequence?

There are $n$ people and $n$ items. For each person, there is a set of items he likes. Our goal is to give to each person a single item that he likes, i.e, find a perfect matching in the preference gr …
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Maximum-cardinality matching in unbalanced bipartite graphs

Let $G = (X+Y, E)$ be a bipartite graph, and suppose we want to find a maximum-cardinality matching in $G$. The Hopcroft-Karp algorithm runs in time $O(|E|\sqrt{|V|})$, where here $|V| = |X|+|Y|$. So …
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Stable matching of producers, consumers and objects

Has the following version of the stable matching problem been studied? There are $k$ types of objects. There are $n$ producers, each of whom can produce a single object of any type, and has a persona …
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Term for a graph decomposition based on a maximum matching

Let $M$ be a maximum cardinality matching in a bipartite graph $G(X+Y,E)$. Let $X_0$ be the subset of $X$ unmatched by $M$. Define the following sequence: $Y_1 = $ the neighbors of $X_0$ using edges …
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