Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
4652339 Electronic Notes in Discrete Mathematics 2009 5 Pages PDF
Abstract

We show that the multicut problem is APX-hard in directed acyclic graphs, even with three source-sink pairs. We also show that it is tractable in planar graphs with a fixed number of terminals, and even FPT if all the terminals lie on the outer face.

Related Topics
Physical Sciences and Engineering Mathematics Discrete Mathematics and Combinatorics