Hamiltonian Cycles in Solid Grid Graphs

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  • Christopher Umans
  • William J. Lenhart
چکیده

A grid graph is a nite node-induced subgraph of the innnite two-dimensional integer grid. A solid grid graph is a grid graph without holes. For general grid graphs, the Hamiltonian cycle problem is known to be NP-complete. We give a polynomial-time algorithm for the Hamiltonian cycle problem in solid grid graphs, resolving a longstanding open question posed in IPS82]. In fact, our algorithm can identify Hamil-tonian cycles in quad-quad graphs, a class of graphs that properly includes solid grid graphs.

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تاریخ انتشار 1997