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Canonical decompositions and algorithmic recognition of spatial graphs
Friedl, Stefan
, Munser, Lars
, Quintanilha, José Pedro
and Santos Rego, Yuri
(2024)
Canonical decompositions and algorithmic recognition of spatial graphs.
Proceedings of the Edinburgh Mathematical Society 67 (2), pp. 388-430.
Date of publication of this fulltext: 27 Mar 2025 12:26
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DOI to cite this document: 10.5283/epub.76476
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Abstract
We prove that there exists an algorithm for determining whether two piecewise-linear spatial graphs are isomorphic. In its most general form, our theorem applies to spatial graphs furnished with vertex colourings, edge colourings and/or edge orientations. We first show that spatial graphs admit canonical decompositions into blocks, that is, spatial graphs that are non-split and have no cut ...
We prove that there exists an algorithm for determining whether two piecewise-linear spatial graphs are isomorphic. In its most general form, our theorem applies to spatial graphs furnished with vertex colourings, edge colourings and/or edge orientations.
We first show that spatial graphs admit canonical decompositions into blocks, that is, spatial graphs that are non-split and have no cut vertices, in a suitable topological sense. Then, we apply a result of Haken and Matveev in order to algorithmically distinguish these blocks.
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| Item type | Article | ||||
| Journal or Publication Title | Proceedings of the Edinburgh Mathematical Society | ||||
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press (CUP) | ||||
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| Volume: | 67 | ||||
| Number of Issue or Book Chapter: | 2 | ||||
| Page Range: | pp. 388-430 | ||||
| Date | 14 March 2024 | ||||
| Institutions | Mathematics > Prof. Dr. Stefan Friedl | ||||
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Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG)
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| Keywords | Keywords spatial graphs 3-manifolds with boundary pattern Haken manifolds piecewise-linear topology MSC classification Primary: 57M15: Relations with graph theory 57Q35: Embeddings and immersions Secondary: 57Q40: Regular neighborhoods | ||||
| Dewey Decimal Classification | 500 Science > 510 Mathematics | ||||
| Status | Published | ||||
| Refereed | Yes, this version has been refereed | ||||
| Created at the University of Regensburg | Yes | ||||
| URN of the UB Regensburg | urn:nbn:de:bvb:355-epub-764760 | ||||
| Item ID | 76476 |
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