Approximating Maximum Matching Requires Almost Quadratic Time
Offered By: Simons Institute via YouTube
Course Description
Overview
Explore a 24-minute lecture on approximating maximum matching in graph theory. Delve into the latest research findings presented by Mohammad Roghani from Stanford University at the Simons Institute. Learn about the challenges in estimating the size of maximum matching and the recent breakthrough by Bhattacharya, Kiss, and Saranurak. Discover how their algorithm achieves an estimate within ε n of the optimal solution in subquadratic time. Examine the gap between existing lower bounds and the potential for faster algorithms. Uncover the speaker's contribution in closing this gap, proving that the BKS algorithm is near-optimal. Gain insights into the time complexity requirements for estimating maximum matching size within specific error bounds in the adjacency list model.
Syllabus
Approximating Maximum Matching Requires Almost Quadratic Time
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Simons Institute
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