On the query complexity of testing orientations for being Eulerian

Eldar Fischer, Oded Lachish, Ilan Newman, Arie Matsliah, Orly Yahalom

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Abstract

We consider testing directed graphs for being Eulerian in the orientation model introduced in [15]. Despite the local nature of the property of being Eulerian, it turns out to be significantly harder for testing than other properties studied in the orientation model. We show a non-constant lower bound on the query complexity of 2-sided tests and a linear lower bound on the query complexity of 1-sided tests for this property. On the positive side, we give several 1-sided and 2-sided tests, including a sub-linear query complexity 2-sided test for general graphs. For special classes of graphs, including bounded-degree graphs and expander graphs, we provide improved results. In particular, we give a 2-sided test with constant query complexity for dense graphs, as well as for expander graphs with a constant expansion parameter.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationApproximation, Randomization and Combinatorial Optimization
Subtitle of host publicationAlgorithms and Techniques - 11th International Workshop, APPROX 2008 and 12th International Workshop, RANDOM 2008, Proceedings
Pages402-415
Number of pages14
DOIs
StatePublished - 2008
Event11th International Workshop on Approximation Algorithms for Combinatorial Optimization Problems, APPROX 2008 and 12th International Workshop on Randomization and Computation, RANDOM 2008 - Boston, MA, United States
Duration: 25 Aug 200827 Aug 2008

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
Volume5171 LNCS
ISSN (Print)0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)1611-3349

Conference

Conference11th International Workshop on Approximation Algorithms for Combinatorial Optimization Problems, APPROX 2008 and 12th International Workshop on Randomization and Computation, RANDOM 2008
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityBoston, MA
Period25/08/0827/08/08

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Theoretical Computer Science
  • General Computer Science

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