Series and parallel reductions for the Tutte polynomial
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چکیده
We discuss reducing the number of steps involved in computing the Tutte polynomial of a matroid by using series and parallel reductions in conjunction with the usual deletion and contraction operations. c © 2000 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Discrete Mathematics
دوره 220 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2000