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In graph theory, a d-interval hypergraph is a kind of a hypergraph constructed using intervals of real lines. The parameter d is a positive integer. The vertices of a d-interval hypergraph are the points of d disjoint lines (thus there are uncountably many vertices). The edges of the graph are d-tuples of intervals, one interval in every real line. As another example, in a 2-interval hypergraph, the vertex set is the disjoint union of two real lines, and each edge is a union of two intervals: one in line #1 and one in line #2. ν(H) ≤ τ(H) is true for any hypergraph H.
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| dbo:abstract | In graph theory, a d-interval hypergraph is a kind of a hypergraph constructed using intervals of real lines. The parameter d is a positive integer. The vertices of a d-interval hypergraph are the points of d disjoint lines (thus there are uncountably many vertices). The edges of the graph are d-tuples of intervals, one interval in every real line. The simplest case is d = 1. The vertex set of a 1-interval hypergraph is the set of real numbers; each edge in such a hypergraph is an interval of the real line. For example, the set { [−2, −1], [0, 5], [3, 7] } defines a 1-interval hypergraph. Note the difference from an interval graph: in an interval graph, the vertices are the intervals (a finite set); in a 1-interval hypergraph, the vertices are all points in the real line (an uncountable set). As another example, in a 2-interval hypergraph, the vertex set is the disjoint union of two real lines, and each edge is a union of two intervals: one in line #1 and one in line #2. The following two concepts are defined for d-interval hypergraphs just like for finite hypergraphs: * A matching is a set of non-intersecting edges, i.e., a set of non-intersecting d-intervals. For example, in the 1-interval hypergraph { [−2, −1], [0, 5], [3, 7] }, the set { [−2, −1], [0, 5] } is a matching of size 2, but the set { [0, 5], [3, 7] } is not a matching since its elements intersect. The largest matching size in H is denoted by ν(H). * A covering or a transversal is a set of vertices that intersects every edge, i.e., a set of points that intersects every d-interval. For example, in the 1-interval hypergraph { [−2, −1], [0, 5], [3, 7] }, the set {−1.5, 4} is a covering of size 2, but the set {−1.5, 1} is not a covering since it does not intersect the edge [3, 7]. The smallest transversal size in H is denoted by τ(H). ν(H) ≤ τ(H) is true for any hypergraph H. Tibor Gallai proved that, in a 1-interval hypergraph, they are equal: τ(H) = ν(H). This is analogous to Kőnig's theorem for bipartite graphs. Gabor Tardos proved that, in a 2-interval hypergraph, τ(H) ≤ 2ν(H), and it is tight (i.e., every 2-interval hypergraph with a matching of size m, can be covered by 2m points). Kaiser proved that, in a d-interval hypergraph, τ(H) ≤ d(d – 1)ν(H), and moreover, every d-interval hypergraph with a matching of size m, can be covered by at d(d − 1)m points, (d − 1)m points on each line. Frick and Zerbib proved a colorful ("rainbow") version of this theorem. (en) |
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| rdfs:comment | In graph theory, a d-interval hypergraph is a kind of a hypergraph constructed using intervals of real lines. The parameter d is a positive integer. The vertices of a d-interval hypergraph are the points of d disjoint lines (thus there are uncountably many vertices). The edges of the graph are d-tuples of intervals, one interval in every real line. As another example, in a 2-interval hypergraph, the vertex set is the disjoint union of two real lines, and each edge is a union of two intervals: one in line #1 and one in line #2. ν(H) ≤ τ(H) is true for any hypergraph H. (en) |
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