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networkx.algorithms.approximation.independent_set.maximum_independent_set

maximum_independent_set(G)

Returns an approximate maximum independent set.

Parameters:G (NetworkX graph) – Undirected graph Returns:iset – The apx-maximum independent set Return type:Set

Notes

Finds the \(O(|V|/(log|V|)^2)\) apx of independent set in the worst case.

References

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