Three algorithmic approaches to the general position problem

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Main Authors: Hamed-Labbafian, Zahra, Sabeghi, Narjes, Tavakoli, Mostafa, Klavžar, Sandi
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author Hamed-Labbafian, Zahra
Sabeghi, Narjes
Tavakoli, Mostafa
Klavžar, Sandi
author_facet Hamed-Labbafian, Zahra
Sabeghi, Narjes
Tavakoli, Mostafa
Klavžar, Sandi
contents If $G$ is a graph, then $X\subseteq V(G)$ is a general position set if for every two vertices $v,u\in X$ and every shortest $(u,v)$-path $P$, it holds that no inner vertex of $P$ lies in $X$. In this note we propose three algorithms to compute a largest general position set in $G$: an integer linear programming algorithm, a genetic algorithm, and a simulated annealing algorithm. These approaches are supported by examples from different areas of graph theory.
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spellingShingle Three algorithmic approaches to the general position problem
Hamed-Labbafian, Zahra
Sabeghi, Narjes
Tavakoli, Mostafa
Klavžar, Sandi
Combinatorics
If $G$ is a graph, then $X\subseteq V(G)$ is a general position set if for every two vertices $v,u\in X$ and every shortest $(u,v)$-path $P$, it holds that no inner vertex of $P$ lies in $X$. In this note we propose three algorithms to compute a largest general position set in $G$: an integer linear programming algorithm, a genetic algorithm, and a simulated annealing algorithm. These approaches are supported by examples from different areas of graph theory.
title Three algorithmic approaches to the general position problem
topic Combinatorics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2503.19389