The complexity of the list homomorphism problem for graphs
Speaker:
Benoit Larose, Université du Québec à Montréal (UQÀM)
Date and Time:
Wednesday, July 13, 2011 - 9:00am to 9:50am
Abstract:
We present a complete classification of the computational complexity of the list Hcolouring problem for graphs (with possible loops) in combinatorial and algebraic terms: for every graph H, the problem is either NP-complete, NL complete, L-complete or is first-order definable; descriptive complexity equivalents are given as well via Datalog and its fragments. Our algebraic characterisations match important conjectures in the study of constraint satisfaction problems. Joint work with L. Egri, A. Krokhin and P. Tesson