2021/07/30 by Nicolás Bousquet, Bousquet, Nicolas, Laurent Feuilloley +3
Computer Science · Mathematics · #Advanced Graph Theory Research #Complexity and Algorithms in Graphs #Data Structures and Algorithms (cs.DS) #Discrete Mathematics (cs.DM) #Distributed #FOS: Computer and information sciences #Limits and Structures in Graph Theory #Parallel #and Cluster Computing (cs.DC)
paper · doi:10.48550/arxiv.2108.00059
openalex publication_date 2021/07/30 · openalex created_date 2022/07/25 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
Local certification consists in assigning labels to the nodes of a network to certify that some given property is satisfied, in such a way that the labels can be checked locally. In the last few years, certification of graph classes received a considerable attention. The goal is to certify that a graph G belongs to a given graph class~G. Such certifications with labels of size O(log n) (where n is the size of the network) exist for trees, planar graphs and graphs embedded on surfaces. Feuilloley et al. ask if this can be extended to any class of graphs defined by a finite set of forbidden minors. In this work, we develop new decomposition tools for graph certification, and apply them to show that for every small enough minor H, H-minor-free graphs can indeed be certified with labels of size O(log n). We also show matching lower bounds with a simple new proof technique.