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Exact algorithms for exact satisfiability and number of perfect matchings

Björklund, Andreas LU and Husfeldt, Thore LU (2008) In Algorithmica 52(2). p.226-249
Abstract
We present exact algorithms with exponential running times for variants of n-element set cover problems, based on divide-and-conquer and on inclusion exclusion characterizations. We show that the Exact Satisfiability problem of size l with m clauses can be solved in time 2(m)l(O(1)) and polynomial space. The same bounds hold for counting the number of solutions. As a special case, we can count the number of perfect matchings in an n-vertex graph in time 2(n)n(O(1)) and polynomial space. We also show how to count the number of perfect matchings in time O(1.732(n)) and exponential space. We give a number of examples where the running time can be further improved if the hypergraph corresponding to the set cover instance has low pathwidth.... (More)
We present exact algorithms with exponential running times for variants of n-element set cover problems, based on divide-and-conquer and on inclusion exclusion characterizations. We show that the Exact Satisfiability problem of size l with m clauses can be solved in time 2(m)l(O(1)) and polynomial space. The same bounds hold for counting the number of solutions. As a special case, we can count the number of perfect matchings in an n-vertex graph in time 2(n)n(O(1)) and polynomial space. We also show how to count the number of perfect matchings in time O(1.732(n)) and exponential space. We give a number of examples where the running time can be further improved if the hypergraph corresponding to the set cover instance has low pathwidth. This yields exponential-time algorithms for counting k-dimensional matchings, Exact Uniform Set Cover, Clique Partition, and Minimum Dominating Set in graphs of degree at most three. We extend the analysis to a number of related problems such as TSP and Chromatic Number. (Less)
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exact algorithms, set partition, exact satisfability, number, of perfect matchings, set cover
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Algorithmica
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52
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226 - 249
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Springer
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0178-4617
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10.1007/s00453-007-9149-8
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Exact algorithms
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  author       = {{Björklund, Andreas and Husfeldt, Thore}},
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  publisher    = {{Springer}},
  series       = {{Algorithmica}},
  title        = {{Exact algorithms for exact satisfiability and number of perfect matchings}},
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  doi          = {{10.1007/s00453-007-9149-8}},
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