Title: Hadwiger number of graphs with small chordality
Abstract: The Hadwiger number of a graph G is the largest integer h such that G has the complete graph K_h as a minor. We show that the problem of determining the Hadwiger number of a graph is NP-hard on co-bipartite graphs, but can be solved in polynomial time on cographs and on bipartite permutation graphs. We also consider a natural generalization of this problem that asks for the largest integer h such that G has a minor with h vertices and diameter at most $s$. We show that this problem can be solved in polynomial time on AT-free graphs when s>=2, but is NP-hard on chordal graphs for every fixed s>=2.
Publication Year: 2014
Publication Date: 2014-06-15
Language: en
Type: preprint
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