Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
4652824 Electronic Notes in Discrete Mathematics 2007 8 Pages PDF
Abstract

Given a metric d on a permutation group G, the corresponding weight problem is to decide whether there exists an element g ∈ G such that d(g, e) = k for some k ∈ N. In this paper we show that this problem is NP-complete for many well known metrics.

Related Topics
Physical Sciences and Engineering Mathematics Discrete Mathematics and Combinatorics