Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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439310 | Theoretical Computer Science | 2007 | 10 Pages |
Abstract
We present a deterministic polynomial time algorithm to sample a labeled planar graph uniformly at random. Our approach uses recursive formulae for the exact number of labeled planar graphs with n vertices and m edges, based on a decomposition into 1-, 2-, and 3-connected components. We can then use known sampling algorithms and counting formulae for 3-connected planar graphs.
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