clique_removal

clique_removal(graph)

Repeatedly remove cliques from the graph.

Results in a approximation of maximum clique & independent set. Returns the largest independent set found, along with found maximal cliques.

Parameters :

graph : NetworkX graph

Undirected graph

Returns :

max_ind_cliques : (set, list) tuple

Maximal independent set and list of maximal cliques (sets) in the graph.

References

[R103]

Boppana, R., & Halldórsson, M. M. (1992). Approximating maximum independent sets by excluding subgraphs. BIT Numerical Mathematics, 32(2), 180–196. Springer.