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For example, the graph of the figure is a threshold graph. It can be constructed by beginning with a single-vertex graph (vertex 1), and then adding black vertices as isolated vertices and red vertices as dominating vertices, in the order in which they are numbered.
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From the definition which uses repeated addition of vertices, one can derive an alternative way of uniquely describing a threshold graph, by means of a string of symbols.
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is its complement, that is, two disjoint edges. This also explains why threshold graphs are closed under taking complements; the P
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is always the first character of the string, and represents the first vertex of the graph. Every subsequent character is either
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is a graph that can be constructed from a one-vertex graph by repeated applications of the following two operations:
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showed that threshold graphs can be recognized in linear time; if a graph is not threshold, an obstruction (one of P
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An equivalent definition is the following: a graph is a threshold graph if there are a real number
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Another equivalent definition is this: a graph is a threshold graph if there are a real number
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of a trivially perfect graph is a threshold graph. Threshold graphs are also a special case of
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represents a path on three vertices. The graph of the figure can be represented as
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Reiterman, Jan; Rödl, Vojtěch; Šiňajová, Edita; Tůma, Miroslav (1985-04-01).
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to the graph, i.e. a single vertex that is connected to all other vertices.
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is the "threshold" for the property of being an edge, or equivalently
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The name "threshold graph" comes from these definitions:
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Graph formed by adding isolated or universal vertices
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For example, the string 623:{\displaystyle \epsilon uuujuuj} 461: 440:forbidden graph characterization 23:An example of a threshold graph. 146:such that for any two vertices 745: 701:Heggernes & Kratsch (2007) 403: 397: 308: 302: 242:{\displaystyle w(u)+w(v)>S} 230: 224: 215: 209: 133: 127: 1: 738: 438:Threshold graphs also have a 321:such that for any vertex set 771:10.1016/0012-365X(85)90080-9 556:{\displaystyle \epsilon uuj} 340:{\displaystyle X\subseteq V} 7: 838:Nordic Journal of Computing 718: 582:{\displaystyle \epsilon uj} 56:Chvátal & Hammer (1977) 10: 911: 829:; Kratsch, Dieter (2007), 816:, New York: Academic Press 64:Mahadev & Peled (1995) 479:{\displaystyle \epsilon } 810:Golumbic, Martin Charles 647:trivially perfect graphs 754:"Threshold hypergraphs" 70:Alternative definitions 844:(1–2): 87–108 (2008), 624: 583: 557: 524: 500: 480: 419: 361: 341: 315: 286: 266: 243: 189: 166: 140: 111: 88: 24: 734:Threshold hypergraphs 730:Series–parallel graph 625: 584: 558: 525: 501: 481: 446:that is a three-edge 420: 362: 342: 316: 292:a real vertex weight 287: 267: 244: 190: 167: 141: 117:a real vertex weight 112: 89: 42:Addition of a single 22: 758:Discrete Mathematics 593: 567: 538: 514: 490: 470: 375: 351: 325: 314:{\displaystyle a(v)} 296: 276: 272:and for each vertex 256: 203: 176: 150: 139:{\displaystyle w(v)} 121: 101: 78: 66:is devoted to them. 651:complementary graph 165:{\displaystyle v,u} 725:Indifference graph 715:) will be output. 620: 579: 553: 520: 496: 476: 415: 393: 357: 337: 311: 282: 262: 239: 188:{\displaystyle uv} 185: 162: 136: 107: 84: 25: 822:, Elsevier, 2004. 523:{\displaystyle j} 499:{\displaystyle u} 378: 360:{\displaystyle X} 285:{\displaystyle v} 265:{\displaystyle T} 110:{\displaystyle v} 87:{\displaystyle S} 44:dominating vertex 902: 874:Threshold graphs 862: 852: 835: 827:Heggernes, Pinar 817: 804: 797:Hammer, Peter L. 784: 783: 773: 749: 629: 627: 626: 621: 588: 586: 585: 580: 562: 560: 559: 554: 529: 527: 526: 521: 505: 503: 502: 497: 485: 483: 482: 477: 454:, or a two-edge 444:induced subgraph 424: 422: 421: 416: 392: 366: 364: 363: 358: 346: 344: 343: 338: 320: 318: 317: 312: 291: 289: 288: 283: 271: 269: 268: 263: 248: 246: 245: 240: 194: 192: 191: 186: 171: 169: 168: 163: 145: 143: 142: 137: 116: 114: 113: 108: 93: 91: 90: 85: 910: 909: 905: 904: 903: 901: 900: 899: 880: 879: 870: 833: 793:Chvátal, Václav 788: 787: 750: 746: 741: 721: 714: 710: 706: 696: 692: 688: 684: 680: 676: 672: 668: 664: 660: 655:interval graphs 635: 594: 591: 590: 568: 565: 564: 539: 536: 535: 515: 512: 511: 491: 488: 487: 471: 468: 467: 464: 382: 376: 373: 372: 371:if and only if 352: 349: 348: 326: 323: 322: 297: 294: 293: 277: 274: 273: 257: 254: 253: 204: 201: 200: 199:if and only if 177: 174: 173: 151: 148: 147: 122: 119: 118: 102: 99: 98: 79: 76: 75: 72: 62:, and the book 60:Golumbic (1980) 33:threshold graph 17: 12: 11: 5: 908: 898: 897: 895:Perfect graphs 892: 890:Graph families 878: 877: 869: 868:External links 866: 865: 864: 854: 823: 806: 786: 785: 764:(2): 193–200. 743: 742: 740: 737: 736: 735: 732: 727: 720: 717: 712: 708: 704: 694: 690: 686: 682: 678: 674: 670: 666: 662: 658: 634: 631: 619: 616: 613: 610: 607: 604: 601: 598: 578: 575: 572: 552: 549: 546: 543: 519: 495: 475: 463: 460: 450:, a four-edge 414: 411: 408: 405: 402: 399: 396: 391: 388: 385: 381: 356: 336: 333: 330: 310: 307: 304: 301: 281: 261: 238: 235: 232: 229: 226: 223: 220: 217: 214: 211: 208: 184: 181: 161: 158: 155: 135: 132: 129: 126: 106: 83: 71: 68: 48: 47: 40: 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 907: 896: 893: 891: 888: 887: 885: 875: 872: 871: 860: 855: 851: 847: 843: 839: 832: 828: 824: 821: 815: 811: 807: 802: 798: 794: 790: 789: 781: 777: 772: 767: 763: 759: 755: 748: 744: 733: 731: 728: 726: 723: 722: 716: 702: 698: 656: 652: 648: 644: 640: 630: 617: 614: 611: 608: 605: 602: 599: 596: 576: 573: 570: 550: 547: 544: 541: 533: 517: 509: 493: 473: 462:Decomposition 459: 457: 453: 449: 445: 441: 436: 434: 430: 425: 412: 409: 406: 400: 394: 389: 386: 383: 379: 370: 354: 334: 331: 328: 305: 299: 279: 259: 250: 236: 233: 227: 221: 218: 212: 206: 198: 182: 179: 159: 156: 153: 130: 124: 104: 97: 94:and for each 81: 67: 65: 61: 57: 52: 45: 41: 38: 37: 36: 34: 30: 21: 858: 841: 837: 819: 813: 800: 761: 757: 747: 699: 643:split graphs 636: 531: 510:vertex), or 507: 465: 437: 432: 428: 426: 251: 73: 53: 49: 32: 29:graph theory 26: 452:cycle graph 369:independent 884:Categories 861:, Elsevier 739:References 448:path graph 780:0012-365X 597:ϵ 571:ϵ 542:ϵ 474:ϵ 407:≤ 387:∈ 380:∑ 332:⊆ 812:(1980), 719:See also 693:- and 2K 639:cographs 456:matching 850:2460558 711:, or 2K 848:  778:  669:nor 2K 645:, and 195:is an 96:vertex 834:(PDF) 508:union 776:ISSN 689:-, C 673:. 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graph theory
dominating vertex
Chvátal & Hammer (1977)
Golumbic (1980)
Mahadev & Peled (1995)
vertex
edge
independent
forbidden graph characterization
induced subgraph
path graph
cycle graph
matching
cographs
split graphs
trivially perfect graphs
complementary graph
interval graphs
Heggernes & Kratsch (2007)
Indifference graph
Series–parallel graph
"Threshold hypergraphs"
doi
10.1016/0012-365X(85)90080-9
ISSN
0012-365X
Chvátal, Václav
Hammer, Peter L.
Golumbic, Martin Charles

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