Random generation of tournaments and asymmetric graphs with given out-degrees

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Abstract

In this paper, we first present a polynomial algorithm which computes a random tournament with given out-degrees; any tournament having these out-degrees has a nonzero probability to be computed. Then we give a necessary and sufficient condition for a sequence of numbers to be the out-degrees (or similarly the in-degrees) of an asymmetric graph. Lastly, using the above algorithm and this characterization, we design a second polynomial algorithm to compute a random asymmetric graph with given out-degrees, and any asymmetric graph with these out-degrees has a nonzero probability to be found.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)411-419
Number of pages9
JournalEuropean Journal of Operational Research
Volume95
Issue number2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 6 Dec 1996

Keywords

  • Asymmetric graphs
  • Graph theory
  • Out-degrees
  • Random algorithms
  • Tournaments

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