Recognizing Series-Parallel Matrices in Linear Time

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Abstract

A series-parallel matrix is a binary matrix that can be obtained from an empty matrix by successively adjoining rows or columns that are parallel to an existing row/column or have at most one 1-entry. Equivalently, series-parallel matrices are representation matrices of graphic matroids of series-parallel graphs, which can be recognized in linear time. We propose an algorithm that, for an m-by-n matrix A with k nonzeros, determines in expected $\mathcal{O}(m + n + k)$ time whether A is series-parallel, or returns a minimal non-series-parallel submatrix of A. We complement the developed algorithm by an efficient implementation and report about computational results.
Original language English ArXiv 10 Published - 16 Nov 2021

• cs.DM
• math.CO
• 05B35
• G.2.1

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