Approximation Ratio of the Min-Degree Greedy Algorithm for Maximum Independent Set on Interval and Chordal Graphs
<|reference_start|>Approximation Ratio of the Min-Degree Greedy Algorithm for Maximum Independent Set on Interval and Chordal Graphs: In this article we prove that the minimum-degree greedy algorithm, with adversarial tie-breaking, is a $(2/3)$-approximation for the Maximum Independent Set problem on interval graphs. We show that this is tight, even on unit interval graphs of maximum degree 3. We show that on chordal graphs, the greedy algorithm is a $(1/2)$-approximation and that this is again tight. These results contrast with the known (tight) approximation ratio of $\frac{3}{\Delta+2}$ of the greedy algorithm for general graphs of maximum degree $\Delta$.<|reference_end|>
@article{chaplick2024approximation,
    title={Approximation Ratio of the Min-Degree Greedy Algorithm for Maximum
  Independent Set on Interval and Chordal Graphs},
    author={Steven Chaplick, Martin Frohn, Steven Kelk, Johann Lottermoser, Matus
  Mihalak},
    journal={arXiv preprint arXiv:2403.10868},
    year={2024},
    archivePrefix={arXiv},
    eprint={2403.10868},
    primaryClass={cs.DS}
}