Papadimitriou and M Yannakakis (The Vertex Cover Problem The Vertex Cover Problem)

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Time Complexity

$O({3}^k n)$

Space Complexity

$O(k)$ auxiliary? words

(keep track of maximal matching, and subsequent vertices in cover; note that max size is O(k) else we can reject immediately)

Description

Approximate?

Exact

Randomized?

No, deterministic

Model of Computation

Word RAM

Year

1996

Reference

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022000096900586