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Décompositions de graphes et algorithmes efficacesMichaël Rao

To cite this version:Michaël Rao. Décompositions de graphes et algorithmes efficaces. Autre [cs.OH]. Université PaulVerlaine - Metz, 2006. Français. NNT : 2006METZ007S. tel-01752468

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= OR

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)

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] f S2_Q ` Z ][S+^Y QW f ip(Gh) = 2^ f R U Q U ip(Gh) = max

(3, ip(Gh1), . . . , ip(Ghr

))

= ORh] f S TeUmU Qz] T a R U S][W U ] 4[SRk T ][S 4 ^ Y QW f

ip(Gh) = max(3, ip(G∗

h), ip(Gh1), . . . , ip(Ghr)).

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[ìG

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v ∈ V ′ Ë PP`tdmoiβ(G)

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i=1

a(f(vi), Gi)

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β(G)ko

e = 2,

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e = 3,

|V |ko

e = 4

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3 Ë PÊP`tmfiÑµ′(G′, G1, . . . , Gr) = min

fw(f,G′, G1, . . . , Gr)

t#f

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= ORh] f S TeU ] ] T R ]_^Y QW f µ(Gh) = 0

= OR

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∑r

i=1 µ(Ghi)

= ORh] f S TeUmU Qz] T a R U S][W U ] 4[SRk T ][S 4 ^/Y QW f

µ(Gh) = mini∈1,2,...,r

(min(µ(Ghi), β(Ghi

)− 1) + n(Gh)− n(Ghi)).

= ORh] f S TeUmU Qz] T a R U S][W U ] 4[SRk T ][S 4 ^ Y QW f

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). 4 ` Q Uhf SWYXSNR Q U tm f ^`P Kmo>^ìKmfedaibyeds>[ì tm gtd^`c\mft^jm

i ∈ 1, . . . , r Fi

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Ë P)[` Pjm

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Ci

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Vi

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⋃ri=1Ai.

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vj

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C[èdP`k

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vi

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′k) tdP

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vi

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CPU]_iKkum[edP`k

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C ⊆ Vi Ë cF ∩ ViilknmI^`PÊ¥ [ji

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u′j j ∈ 1, 2, . . . , k

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i É >knmfiKcfedmC^`P Ìhìlpw>P[ìvmfed>ss>irku^`g~lcoil^`cuit^laes>iw)[edP`kGhi

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Ghi

tPhF

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yeds>[ì µ(Gh) ≤ µ(G∗h, Gh1, . . . , Ghr

) tmF

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hGh1

... Ghrv1 ... vr

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1koF ∩ Vi

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2

koF ∩ Vi

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im|F ∩ Vi| < |Vi| − 1

3ko|F ∩ Vi| = |Vi| − 1

4koF ∩ Vi = Vi.

Ë P coilpvedcu|^ji©^ìw(f,G∗

h, Gh1, . . . , Ghr) ≤ |F | ledc µ(G) ≤ β(G) ≤ |V | − 1

g~t^`crmftd^jmacoedg`hì

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^`PEÓeKs>i%[jiGh

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h

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C ′ tmimfilsX^ì

F ∩ Vi

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es>tcuk4g~t^`c4mft^¸mjmfiKsÕ|^ji

vi

imvj

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kutPmImf|^jiKmfKk4 tm

imfils|^ji

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vi

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vi

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fiKkum\yeds>[ì [`tdP w(f,G∗

h, Gh1, . . . , Ghr) ≥ µ′(G∗

h, Gh1, . . . , Ghr) iKmÑgec

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h, Gh1, . . . , Ghr) Í tpwpvinliKs±eviKkumy¸coedXgt^jc4mot^jm1¥ [ji

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h, Gh1, . . . , Ghr) Ë PÊe PedsilpwilPm

µ(Gh) = µ′(G∗h, Gh1 , . . . , Ghr

) Ë PÊg~il^jmpKtPls^`coi\Ç

hilknmI^`Pji ¤iK^`>ss>i edstcok Gh

ilkum4^`P©kotdpvpwiKmkots im µ(Gh) = 0

7% N V!,% ! "!$#% .

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h

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h → 1ilkumyeds>[ì iKm4kutPÊg~t[`k<ilknmpw>Pj>pr^`p Ç

hiKkumKmo>^ìmf edstcok G∗

h

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3iKm%si

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hilknmImf>^ìmf tdPe\qìlP

µ(Gh) = µ′(G∗h, Gh1, . . . , Ghr

)

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= OR

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∑ri=1 s(Ghi

)

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∑ri=1 s(Ghi

)

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∑r

i=1(s(Ghi)−ai)

^Qai = 1 f R Ghi

U*8 ] f ShZhY f 2_Q U U ] 1 ] ][S NG∗h(vi)

] f S TVUjf 4ZhYXWYXS] T W ` R U R ` YhaV] G∗h

âi = 0

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ed^jmocoiKkNkulgecfemoil^`cukxpw>P`pe^ É kotPmN[ìlkÕkulgedcoemfiK^`cokNpw>P`ped^ É [jilkGhi

µilkNacoedg`hìKk Ghi

kutPmltdP`Pì É iKk [`tPPU]tPm4gedk

∅ltpwpviIkolgèdcfemoil^`c tm

hiKkumIKmf^ìKmo >sµi É kumoiC^`P

uv¶DkoKgedcfemfil^jc4pw>Pj>pveds

S edstcok u Pì[`tmgèdkKmocoiÑed[oeXliKPm

v iKm1[`tdP\>sXi É >knmfii ∈ 1, . . . , r

moilsº^ìu, v ∈ Vhi

edP`k li;ledkVhj⊆ Sg~t^`câmftd^jm

j 6= i iKm S∩Vhi

iKkumN^`Puv

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X >Pjko Ìhed^ì4koKgedcoemfiK^`cpw>P`peds¾[ì

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È P Pkutmh

Kmo>^ìKmo tm u, v ∈ Vh sUÓ)e\[ìK^ É ekrmocfedmfilc Í edk ¸>s~i É >knmfi%^`P

i ∈ 1, . . . , rmfiKs^ì

u, v ∈ Vhi O4P

uv¶3koKgedcoemfiK^`c,pw>P`pes

S[jiKy|cfe

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eydib vi, vj ∈ E(G∗h)

imCg~t^`c1mot^jmj 6= i S ∩ Vhj

6= ∅ku

iKmkoiK^`s>iKpviKPm%kovi, vj ∈ E(G∗

h) ecI>sµiKkumIpvP`>pveds ig`s>^jk ko u iKmvkotdPm[edPjkIs±eÑpjlpwi

ltdpvg~tkfePmoi ltP`Pji É i[jiGhi

edstcok S ∩ Vhi

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max(w(v2), w(v4) + w(v5)

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kumfedq`siv1, v3

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G 5ÕY¸QSQSYmJFLLpOFQR+S

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V1 ∩ V2 = v tm w : V → N^`Pì ¤tPhKmftP)[ìgtdP`[`lcoemftP

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][Sa′ = αw(G2 − v)

Fl QW fαw(G) = αw|v→a′−a

(G1) + a.

ÕY¸QSQSYmvFLMMLpOFQR+Sa = ωw(G2[NG2(v)])

2l QW f ωw(G) = max(ωw(G2 − v), ωw|v→a

(G1))

4 ` Q Uhf SWYXSNR Q U Ë P e >pwpwl[`>emfiKpviKPmωw(G) ≥ ωw(G2 − v) i g`s>^jk¦tdP e

ωw(G) ≥

ωw

(G[(V1\v)∪NG2(v)]

) im ωw

(G[(V1 \ v) ∪NG2(v)]

)= ωw|v→a

(G1) ledc NG2(v)iKkum@^`P

pwt¸[`^js>iÕ[ìG[(V1\v)∪NG2(v)] È P;KtP`kul^ìlPhli ωw(G) ≥ max

(ωw(G2 − v), ωw|v→a

(G1))

È PAt^jmocoi tdPAeωw(G) = max

(ωw(G2 − v), ωw|v→a

(G1)) g`^`ko^ìÊko

Cilknm^`PjirKs>|^ji

[ìG

es>tcukrkotmC ⊆ V2 \ v

iKmw(C) ≤ ωw(G2 − v) kotm C ⊆ (V1 \ v) ∪ NG2(v)

imw(C) ≤ ωw|v→a

(G1) µilk1s>iKpvpwilk j ·iKm j coiKkog~ibKmoydilpwilPm g~il^jydilPmnKmocoi\^jmo>s>koKkIg~t^`ccleds K^`s>iKc

αw(G)im

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V1, V2[`âcoedg`hì eyi Eltpwpwi

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a = αw(G2 − NG2 [v])im

a′ = αw(G2 − v) g`^`ktP leds K^`s>i©co l^`cukoydilpwilPmαw|v→a′−a

(G1) ]_edg`clkbsiÊsilpwpvi tdP eαw(G) = αw|v→a′−a

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(V,E)^`P)acfeg`hì%mfiKsU^ì

G = G1 ∗G2 G1 = (V1, E1) G2 = (V2, E2)imV1 ∩ V2 = v tm

w : V → N^`Pì ¤tPmf>tdP©[jig~tP`[jlcfemf>tdP µi¦silpwpviko^`ydePm)Pjt^`k)pvtdPmocoi ltdpvpwilPm'es l^js>ilcs±eSmÌe>s>sipw>P`pr^`p [U]^`PilP`kuilprq`si

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a1 = minu∈V1 w(u)][Sa2 = minu∈V2 w(u)

?l QW f Q U Y 5

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min(γ w(G1 − v), γ w(G2 − v), a1 + a2

) f R NG1 [v] = V1

][SNG2 [v] = V2

^γ w|v→a1

(G2) f R NG1 [v] = V1

][SNG2 [v] 6= V2

^γ w|v→a2

(G1) f R NG1 [v] 6= V1][SNG2 [v] = V2

^γ w|v→0

(G1) + γ w|v→0(G2) f R NG1 [v] 6= V1

][SNG2 [v] 6= V2

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iKmG2 − v OPÊilP`kuilprqjs>i

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G2 − v kotdmsà]^`P`tPb[U]^`P©kotpwpvim<[ìG1 − v

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g`^`>ku^ìD

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iKmD∩NG2(v) 6= ∅ s>tdcok

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G1

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G2 P`koγ/w(G) ≥ γ

/w|v→0

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iKkum4^`P©ilP`kuilprq`si[`tpw>PedPm KtP`Pì É i[ìG1

imD2

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a1 = minu∈V1 w(u)][Sa2 = minu∈V2 w(u)

?l QW f Q U Y 5

γ w(G) =

min(γ w(G1 − v), γ w(G2 − v), a1 + a2

) f R NG1[v] = V1

][SNG2 [v] = V2

^γ w|v→a1

(G2) f R NG1[v] = V1

][SNG2 [v] 6= V2

^γ w|v→a2

(G1) f R NG1[v] 6= V1

][SNG2 [v] = V2

^γ w|v→0

(G1) + γ w|v→0(G2) f R NG1[v] 6= V1

][SNG2 [v] 6= V2

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imNG(u) ∩D 6= ∅,

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(G2),

a2 = γ w|v→(∞,∞,0,∞)

(G2),

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(G2).

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w(G) = γ

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ww

(G1, D ∩ V1, u

)

≤∑

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ww

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ww

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≤ ww(G,D).

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eds>tcukww′(G1, D ∩ V1) ≤ ww(G,D) imko

D ∩NG2(v) 6= ∅edstcok

ww′(G1, (D ∩ V1)∪ v) ≤ ww(G,D) edPjkÐmft^`k,s>ilk ledkÐtPbtdqjmfilPmγ(w′(G1) ≤ ww(G,D) e >Pjko

γ(w′(G1) ≤ γ

(w(G) tm

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moilsk4^ìa1 = ww|v→(0,∞,∞,∞)

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a3 = ww|v→(∞,0,∞,∞)(G2, D3),

a4 = ww|v→(∞,∞,∞,0)(G2, D4).

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V1 ∪ v tm

D =

D′ \ v ∪D1

kov ∈ D′ iKm D′ ∩NG1(v) 6= ∅

D′ \ v ∪D2

kov ∈ D′ iKm D′ ∩NG1(v) = ∅

D′ ∪D3kov 6∈ D′ iKm D′ ∩NG1(v) 6= ∅

D′ ∪D4kov 6∈ D′ iKm D′ ∩NG1(v) = ∅

stcokγ(w(G) ≤ ww(G,D) ≤ ww′(G1, D

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(w′(G1)

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q, ? ,#

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^`,ltPmo>ilPme^bpvtP`kN^`PbkotpwpwiKmx[ìV ′ ]_iKkum4C[`coi

CV ′ = 〈S ∈C : S ∩ V ′ 6= ∅〉 Ë PPjtdmfiwgedc

D(G,w, V ′)s.]_iKP`koiKprq`s>iÑ[ìÑmftd^`ks>ilknltd^`g`s>iKk

(a, b) ∈ N × NmfiKs>krÛ]>sÕÓ em^`PìEltds>tcoemftPx

g~tP`[`KcoKiC

[ìG

eyi a + b

lt^js>il^jcokrim|CV ′ | = a Ë P

ytdmCZeXK>silpwilPm\^ì)ko(a, b) ∈ D(G,w, V ′) eds>tcuk (a′, b) ∈ D(G,w, V ′)

gtd^`cCmftd^jma′ > aiKm

(a, b′) ∈ D(G,w, V ′)gtd^`c\mft^jm

b′ > b Ë P'[`mvÛ]^`Pult^`gjs>i(a, b) ∈ D(G,w, V ′)

ilknmQZ@ZQS£WNko

(a − 1, b) 6∈ D(G,w, V ′)im

(a, b − 1) 6∈ D(G,w, V ′) tdmfiv^ìvgtd^`c Ìhed^ìltd^`g`s>i1pw>Pj>pveds

(a, b)[ìD(G,w, V ′) tPÊe

a ≤ χw(G)imb ≤ χw(G)

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D(h) =D(Gh− vh, w,NGh

(vh))s>iD

Y|@®KY¸Q¹@WZYw[ìh t#bg~t^`cxmft^jm

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h 6= r[ji

T s>i D ¶DilP`kuilprqjs>i[ìh

[jilg`^`ksilkD¶3iKP`koiKprq`silk4[ìmot^`k4koiKk sk ^

Pes sFedsl^`si χ(G)[ìlgj^`>ks>iKk

D¶3iKP`koiKprq`silk[ìlksk<[ìs±e\cfe l>Pji

r µivsilpwpvi\ku^`yedPmi É gtdkoiwsà]tgKcfemo>tP¦)i É bK^jmfiKcrg~t^`c Ìhed^ìvP`t¸iK^`[S[jivs.]edcuq`coiÑ[ìw[` ¶ltdpvg~tkomftP g~t^`c edsl^`silckutP

D¶DilP`kuilprq`si¼iKmzkotP P`tdprq`coiqÌh`cotpvemo>^ì ilP ^jmo>s>kfePmvs>iKk

D¶DilP`kuilprq`silkÕ[ìkoiKk `s>k tm h ^`PvPjt¸iK^`[v[ji

T tdm G∗h = (V ∗

h , E∗h)

s>i<acoedg`hì ledcfeXmfKco>knmf|^jiltdcocoiKkog~tP`[ePm

h iKmkutmGh = (Vh, Eh)

s>i%adcfedg`hji ltcucoilkugtdP`[edPmed^)kot^jkn¶3adcfedg`hjiiKP`cfe l>PjilPh tm h1, h2, . . . , hk

silk9s>kÕ[ìh[eP`k

T 7 s>tcukGhi

iKkumxs>iacfeg`hì ltcucoiKkog~tP`[edPm,ed^kut^`k5¶edcuq`coiilPjcfeXK>PìlP

hi

iKmvhi

ilknmIs.]_^`Pj>^ì1pvedco^ìK^`cilPrltpwpr^`P©G∗

h

iKmGhi

!@t^`cku>pwg`s> ilcs>iKk%P`tdmfemftP`k[edP`k%siCsilpwpvi j iKm1koezg`coiK^jyi tPP`tmfilcoe

Gi = Ghi= (Vi, Ei) vi = vhi

imG∗ = G∗

h = (V ∗, E∗) ºÍ tpwpviw>sxemfz[`mCgjcobKl[ìKpvpwilPm Gh = G∗ ∗ G1 ∗ . . . ∗ Gk tmw : Vh → N

^`Pì ¤tPhKmftP)[ìgtd>[`k ÕY¸QSQSY vFLMFL - Q T W SQ T S i ∈ 1, . . . k ^ f QR+S (ai, bi) ∈ D(Gi − vi, w,NGi

(vi))COFQR+S

C 8 ] Uhf ] `ji ]KaV] SQ T S] f ] f 2_Q QWYXSNR Q Uhf w g Z Q U a,4[W34_] f C aV]Gh

YX]32|CVi\vi| = ai + bi

][S|CNGi

(vi)| = ai

2l QW f

minC∈C|C| = max

(χw∗(G∗), max

i∈1,2,...,k(ai + bi)

)

Qw∗ : V ∗ → N

S]&Pk T ]sZ Q T W SQ T S i ∈ 1, 2, . . . , k, w∗(vi) = ai

^s][SPZ Q T WDSQ T S v ∈ V ∗ \v1, v2, . . . , vk

^w∗(v) = w(v)

4 ` Q Uhf SWYXSNR Q U Ë P¼cfedgjgiKs>s>i^ìrkuC

ilknm%^`PjiCltstcfemf>tdP©g~tP`[jlcoKir[ìG iKm V ′ ⊆ V es>tcuk

CV ′

ilknmN[` Pj ltpwpvi,s>iÐpr^jsmf ¶3iKP`koiKprq`s>ix[ìlkÕiKP`koiKprq`s>iKkÕkumÌeq`s>iKkÒ[ìC

^``tPmÕ^`PìPmoilcukoibmftPP`tP)y|>[ìeydib

V ′ !Xt^`c<mft^¸mi ∈ 1, . . . , k kotdm Ai = NGi

(vi)iKmBi = Vi \NGi

[vi] Ë P pvtdPmocoi^ìSmot^jmfiKkÊsilkltstcfemo>tPjkC ∈ C

ltPmfilP`PjilPmed^ pvtd>P`kmax

(χw∗(G∗),

maxi∈1,2,...,k(ai + bi)) iKP`koiKprq`silkNkumÌeq`s>iKk !@t^jcÕmot^jm i ∈ 1, . . . k ai + bi = |CVi\vi| ≤ |C|

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C∗ [ì(G∗, w∗)

[ìlgj^`>kCVh\

Ski=1 Bi

!Xt^`cvmot^jmS ∈ CVh\

Ski=1 Bi

kutmS∗ ⊆ V ∗ s.]_iKP`koiKprq`si

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i ∈ 1, 2, . . . , k vi ∈ S∗ kuIimbkoiK^`s>iKpviKPmzko

S ∩ Ai 6= ∅ tdmotP`kz^ìS∗ ilknm)^`P ilPjkoilpCq`s>i¼knmÌedqjs>i[ji

G∗ tmC∗ s>ivpr^`smf¶DilP`kuilprqjs>iÑ[ìmot^`kCsilkriKP`koiKprq`silk

S∗ ºÍ s±edcoiKpviKPm|C∗| ≤ |C| izgjs>^`k

C∗

37% 5 h#N % Nh% !, 2 ,#

ilknmz^`Pji=ltstcfemf>tdPw∗ ¶3g~tP`[jlcoKi[ì

G∗ g`^`>ku^ìg~t^`cwmft^jmi |C∗

vi| = |CAi

| = ai P`kominC∈C |C| ≥ max

(χw∗(G∗),maxi∈1,2,...,k(ai + bi)

) sÒcoiKkumfivb[`lpwtPmfcuilc1s.]_Kaeds>mf !@td^`c lils>ebtP ltP`knmfcu^`m^`Pji Kts>tcoemftP

w¶3g~tP`[`Kcoli

C[ì

Gh

moilss>iI^ìC ∈ C

iKm|C| = max

(χw∗(G∗),maxi∈1,2,...,k(ai + bi)

) tm C∗ ^`Pì ltstcfemo>tPw∗ ¶3g~tP`[`KcoliÑpw>P`pr^`p [ì

G∗ imgt^jcmot^jmi kutm Ci

^`Pìjltstcfemf>tdP¼[ìGi − vi

moils>si\^ì|Ci| = ai + bi

im|Ci

Ai| = ai Ë P ltP`knmfcu^`m

C[ìs±erZeltPku^`yedPmoi edP`krs>eÊg`cuilpw lcuimÌedg~i tP g`cuilP`[ ^`PSilP`kuilprq`si

kumfedq`siS∗ ∈ C∗ iKm@gtd^`cµmft^jm

i ∈ 1, 2, . . . , k ko vi ∈ S∗ tPg`coiKP`[C^`PCilP`kuilprq`sixknmÌedqjs>iSi

[eP`kCi

Ai ku>P`tPwtPwg`coiKP`[

Si[edP`k

Ci \CiAi ]>sPì4coiKkumfied^K^`PiKP`koiKprq`siknmÌedq`si tPvg`coiKP`[

Si = ∅ Ë Peut^¸mfiC

sà]ilP`kuilprq`siS = S∗ \ v1, . . . vk ∪

⋃k

i=1 Si Ë PÊP`tdmfi^ì

Silknm1^`PÊilP`kuilprq`si

kumfedq`si Ë PzculgKmoi liKmumfi%tdgKcfemo>tPu^jkoÛ]_ Ki%^ìC∗ kotm,y|>[ì Í tpwpwi

w∗(vi) = ai = |CiAi| >sPìcoilknmfied^K^`P©ilP`kuilprq`si[edP`k

Si ∈ Cimoilsµ^ì

Si ∩ Ai 6= ∅\s±e P©[ìs±ergjcoilpw Kcoi1mÌedg~i

edP`k<s>eC[ìK^ É lpwi1Kmfedg~i mfedPmÛ]_si É kumoi1^`Pi ∈ 1, 2, . . . , k

moils|^jiC i 6= ∅ tPbgjcoilPj[ g~t^`cmft^jm

i ∈ 1, 2, . . . , k ^`PilP`kuilprq`siCknmÌedq`siSi ∈ Ci

kuCi 6= ∅ ko>PjtPtPg`coiKP`[

Si = ∅ Ë P©eut^jmoiC

sà]ilP`kuilprqjs>iS =

⋃k

i=1 Si Ë P)P`tmfi%^ì

SiKkum^`P)iKP`koiKprq`s>i1knmÌedqjs>i sUPU]ilkum4gek

[` * K>si%[ì1ytc<^ìC

ilkum4^`PjinKts>tdcfemo>tPw¶3g~tP`[`KcoKi1[ì

Gh im^ìC ∈ C B s>e PC[ìNs±eg`cuilpw lcuiÕKmÌegi C e

χw∗(G∗)ilPjkoilpCq`s>iKkºkumfedq`silk imºg~t^`cmftd^jm i ∈ 1, . . . , k

Cie

max(0, |Ci \ Ci

Ai| − |C∗ \ C∗

vi|)

= max(0, bi − χw∗(G∗) + ai

) ilPjkoilpCq`s>iKkCkumfedq`silkCcuilk5¶mÌePmok V stcokNtPze ut^jmfi4[edPjk,s±e[ìl^ É lpwimÌedg~i

max(0,−χw∗(G∗) + maxi∈1,2,...,k(ai + bi)

)

ilPjkoilpCq`s>iKkknmÌedq`silkC h >Pjko Ñs>e<P

|C| = max(χw∗(G∗),maxi∈1,2,...,k(ai + bi)

) stcok

χw(Gh)iKkums>ipw>P`pr^`pG[ì

max(χw∗(G∗

h),maxi∈1,2,...,k(ai + bi)) gedcupvUmot^`ks>iKk

Ìh`t É g~tkoku>q`silkÒ[ìKkk¶3^`gjs>iKm (

(a1, b1), (a2, b2), . . . , (ak, bk)) [eP`k

D(h1)×D(h2)× . . .×D(hk) !@td^`cmot^jmc ∈ N kotdm tc s>i

k¶3^jg`s>immoils^ìrg~t^`cmft^jm

i ∈ 1, 2, . . . k (ai, bi)ilkumI^`P=Kt^`g`si

[ì(a, b) ∈ D(hi) : a+ b ≤ c

eydibs>i1g`s^`k<gimfmag~tkoku>q`si Ë Pbytm ZeXls>iKpviKPm ku t ilknmI^jP

k¶D^`g`siKm (

(a1, b1), (a2, b2), . . . , (ak, bk)) iKm

c = maxi(ai + bi) eds>tcukxsi Ìhjt É [ìtc

iKkumÐed^zpwt>P`ked^`kukoxqtPS|^jizs>i Ìh`t É [ì

t Ò]_eds>atdcomoh`pwijleds K^`s>iχw(Gh)

ilPgjcoilPèdPm\s>ivpvP`>pr^jp gedcupvmftd^`ks>ilk

k¶3^`gjs>iKm

tc c ∈ 0, 1, . . . , 2n µi%s>iKpvpwigjcobKl[ìKPmpvtPmocfedmPKtpvpwilPmPedsl^`silcNs>iIPjtprq`cui Ìh`cutpemf>^ìgtdP`[`lcu%[ìGh[ìKg`^`>k1silk

D¶DilP`kuilprqjs>ilk1[jilk s>kI[ì

h h iKkum^`PP`t|il^j[¦[jlcoiKPm[ìr tP[`tmcedsl^`silc%si

D¶DilP`kuilprq`si1[ì

h isilpwpvi%ku^`yedPmP`td^`kpvtPmocoi ltdpvpwilPm liKs±e\g~il^jmpKmocoi Zedm ÕY¸QSQSYuv2LM,'FL OFQR+S

G = (V,E) TeU WY[Z \ ]_^ v ∈ V][Sw : V \ v → N TVU ]Q U 2[SNR Q U aV]

Z QRa f OFQR+S b ∈ N][Sw′ : V → N

S]& f k T ] w′(v) = w(v)Z Q T W SQ T S v ∈ V \ v ^P][S w′(v) = b

l QW f (χw′(G)− b, b) ∈ D(G− v, w,N(v))

^][S(χw′(G)− b− 1, b) 6∈ D(G− v, w,N(v))

4 ` Q Uhf SWYXSNR Q U tm C ^`Pìsltstcfemf>tdP

w′ ¶DgtPj[`lculiCpw>Pj>pr^`p8[ìG stcok

C ′ = 〈S \ v :S ∈ C〉

ilkumÐ^`PìcKts>tcoemftPw¶DgtPj[`lculiI[ji

G im<ered^pvtP`kbiKP`koiKprq`silkÐknmÌedq`silkxPU]eÓedPmgedk

[ìkotdpvpwiKmok<ilPrltpwpr^`P©eyi N(v) >Pjko

(χw′(G)− b, b) ∈ D(G− v, w,N(v)) ]>si É >knmÌedmX^`Pì ltstcfemo>tPw¶3g~tP`[`Kcoli

C[ìG−v

moilss>iÕ^ì|C| < χw′(G)

eÓedPmâed^Cpwt>PjkbiKP`koiKprq`s>iKkxknmÌedqjs>ilkÒP]eÓePmxgedkÕ[ìkutpvpwiKmokÕilPjltpwpr^`Pweyi

N(v) eds>tdcokÒs>i<pC^`smo¶3iKP`koiKprq`si

q, ? ,#

CtqjmfiKP^¼ilPe ut^jmÌePm

vvmot^`kIsilk4ilP`kuilprqjs>ilkIkumÌeq`s>iKkIPU]_eÓedPm1gekI[ìkotpwpvimfk4ilPmKtpvpC^`P

eyi N(v) koiKcfedm<^`Pì ltds>tcoemftP

w′ ¶3g~tP`[`Kcoli[ìG Ki|^jU>pwg`s>^ìI^`PjinKtPmfcoed[` mftP

edPmoilPePmPjt^`kkfeytdP`k ltpwpviKPm edsl^`silc%silkcKt^`g`silkpvP`>pved^ É [j^D¶3ilPjkoilpCq`s>ir[ji

h[ìKg`^`>kχw|vh→b

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(h, b, . . .)coiKmot^`cuPì

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mftd^jmv

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h 6= r s±e¼q~t^Ks>ibg`cu>PK>gedsi leds K^`s>iDh

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cA+9$'-0/_§Xi = v ∈ V \ C : N(v) ∩ C = vi−2, vi+2

c§Yi = v ∈ V \ C : N(v) ∩ C = vi−2, vi, vi+2

c§Zi = v ∈ V \ C : N(v) ∩ C = vi−1, vi+1

c§Ti = v ∈ V \ C : N(v) ∩ C = vi−1, vi, vi+1

UÃ2^V =

⋃4i=0(Xi ∪ Yi ∪ Zi ∪ Ti ∪ vi)

UøC/>,3"N0C,B "CN1OEM'B"@9C_"U 4&)$'2:/>@9C_N1C%+Ü8.,#%C2"#%C+C2:/>@.CN0C%+DC%25+.C%&3"N1C+?5!OE2"-0+("@.!#%!%5C%&46&)C%2:/UEN1N0C%+e(5@.$mha-1C%252"C%2:/"-1@9C%#/.C%&)C%2:/?"Bdf,-0/DXB"CGC+9/?+>2"+M'C%& C=/?#%$6gM'C%& -02""B"-7/UÃ2Ï(HC%BA/)[email protected] aB5C%N1XB"C+I$,3"+.C@9h/>-0$'2"+4+9-1&)("N1C+%UüøC+)XBEÜ/>@.C ([email protected]%&)-E @.C+4$'3"+.C@9h/.-1$'2"+4+9$'2:/B"2"C4@9C/.@>,2"+9#%@9-1(5/.-1$'2u"C+("@.!#%!%5C%2:/>C+,Ü8.#%C%25#%C%+UøC%+,B5/[email protected]+y#$'2"#C%@.25C%2://>@.$,-1+C2"+.C&3"N1C+$'B("N0B"+%U

Á/% tA-Xi 6= ∅

cZ,N0$'@.+Xi+1 = Xi−1 = ∅

UÁ/Nn tA-

Yi 6= ∅cZ,N0$'@.+

Yi+2 = Yi−2 = ∅U

Á/>S tA-Xi = Yi = ∅

cZ,N0$'@.+Zi ∪ Ti ∪ vi

C+9/?B"2&I$a"B"N0C"CGU

Á/. t*[]-1NºC A-1+9/.C_B"2i/>CNXB"C_(*$,B"@e/>$'BA/

j 6= icXj = Yj = ∅

c",N0$'@.+Xi ∪ Yi ∪ Zi ∪ Ti ∪ vi

C+9/B"23"-76789$'-12:/D"CGU

u H s

Zi+

1

Ti+

1

Xi+

1

Yi+

1

Zi+

2

Ti+

2

Xi+

2

Yi+

2

Zi+

3

Ti+

3

Xi+

3

Yi+

3

Zi+

4

Ti+

4

Xi+

4

Yi+

4

Zi

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Xi

Yi

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UÁ- GtA-

Xi 6= ∅C=/Xi+2 6= ∅

c,N0$'@.+Xi

C%+/)2"$'2Ï,Ü8.,#C%2:/oZi

cTi

C=/Yi

cüC/Xi+2

C%+/I25$'2,Ü8.#%C%2:/-oZi+2

cTi+2

C=/Ti+2

Uf-0- GtA-

Yi 6= ∅C=/Yi+1 6= ∅

c5N1$'@9+Yi

C%+/?,Ü8.,#C%2:/oZi

cTi

C=/Xi

cAC/Yi+1

C%+/,Ü8.#%C%2:/oZi+1

cTi+1

C=/Xi+1

UÁ-1-1- JtA-

Xi 6= ∅C/Xi+2 6= ∅

cE,N0$'@.+Yi+1 = ∅

Uf-0h tA-

Yi 6= ∅C/Yi+1 6= ∅

cZ,N1$,@.+Xi−2 = ∅

Urh PtA-

Xi 6= ∅,N1$,@.+

Yi+1

C+9/,Ü8.#%C%2:/-oZi+1

C=/Ti+1

cEC=/Yi−1

C+9/,Ü8.,#C%2:/-oZi−1

C/Ti−1

UÁha- tA-

Yi 6= ∅,N1$,@.+

Xi+2

C+9/2"$'2ÆÜ8.,#%C2:/ oZi+2

C=/Ti+2

cEC/Yi−2

C+9/2"$'2^,Ü8.,#C%2:/ oZi−2C/

Ti−2

UÁha-0- GtA-

Yi 6= ∅,N1$,@.+

Xi+1C%+/25$'2,Ü8.,#C%2:/-o

Zi+1C/Ti+1

c"C=/Xi−1

C+9/?2"$'2,°8.,#%C2X/-oZi−1C/

Ti−1U

rha-1-1- JtA-Xi 6= ∅

,N1$,@.+Yi+2

C+9/,Ü8.#%C%2:/-oZi+2

C=/Ti+2

cEC=/Yi−2

C+9/,Ü8.,#C%2:/-oZi−2

C/Ti−2

Uf-7 tA-

Yi 6= ∅,N1$,@.+

Xi+1C+9/,Ü8.#%C%2:/-o

Yi+1cEC/

Xi−1C%+9/,°8.,#%C2X/-o

Yi−1U

b PtA-Xi 6= ∅

,N1$,@.+Yi+2

C+9/?2"$'2L,Ü8.#%C%2:/-oXi+2

cEC/Yi−2

C%+/25$'2^Ü8.,#%C2:/oXi−2

UB"-1+9aB5C

GC%+9/("@9C%&)-1C%@(E,@@>,(5(*$'@/o4Nb"!#%$'&)(*$,+.-0/.-1$'2 35-76089$,-12:/ca$'2L

rA- tA-Xi = Yi = ∅

cZ,N0$'@.+Zi = Ti = ∅

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i/>CNXB"C(*$,B"@/>$,B5/

j 6= icXj = Yj = ∅

cE,N0$'@.+GC%+/B"2

C5

Á"C_Nô[]$'3"+9C%@h,Ü/>-1$,2/>=UbA-1-1- JtA-

Xi 6= ∅C=/Xi+2 6= ∅

c,N0$'@.+|Xi| = |Xi+2| = 1

cø#%,@_(E,@Nô[]$'3"+9C%@h,Ü/>-1$,2u-ôcXi

C/Xi+2+.$,2X/?"C+&)$a"B"N1C+%U

rA-0h tA-Yi 6= ∅

C=/Yi+1 6= ∅

cE,N0$'@.+|Yi| = |Yi+1| = 1

cE#@?(",@DNô[]$'3"+9C%@9h/.-1$'2-0-ôcYi

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Xi 6= ∅C=/Xj 6= ∅

cHC/KE,2"+K#%C#%,+j = i + 2

$'Bj = i − 2

U KC&)%&)C,cH-1N2"C(HC%B5/^h,$'-1@K,B("N0B"+XB"C_"CBA -12""-0#%C+e"-*!%@9C%2:/>+iC/j/.C%N0+eXB"C

Yi 6= ∅C/Yj 6= ∅

c5C=/DE,2"+#%C#%,+j = i+ 1

$'Bj = i− 1

UHÃ2!/.B""-1C&I,-12:/.C%2E,2:/DN0C%+"-+º[email protected]%2:/.+?#%,+%Ule,+yg5(*$'B5@/.$'B5/

icXi = ∅

Ule,+y'U09"(H$'B"@D/.$'B5/

jcYj = ∅

U!N1$'@9+GC+9/B"2

C5f$'35+.C%@h/>-0$'2`5-0- U

,

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le,+ 'U\S Yj 6= ∅

C=/Yj+1 6= ∅

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cYj+1

+.$'2:/"C+y&)$a"B"N1C+%U$,B"@ />$,B5/

k 6∈ i, i + 1cZk = Tk = ∅

Á$'3"+.C@9h/.-1$'2ýA- =cC=/ (H$'B"@ /.$'B5/k ∈ i, i + 1

cZk ∪ Tk ∪ vk

C%+/B"2 &)$A"B5N1C Á$'3"+9C%@9h/.-1$'2 - =UHK-02"+.-VcGC+9/DN0C+.$,B"+6gM'@>,(5"C_"C

G1-02""B"-7/e(E@

a, b, c, d, e, h, iU

le,+nGXi 6= ∅

(H$'B"@DB"2B"2"-0XB"CiU

le,+_naU0gYj = ∅

(H$'B"@/>$'BA/jUKN0$'@.+

G(H$'+.+ %"CB"2^3"-Å6089$'-02:/2"$'2L/[email protected],N Á$'3"+.C@9h/.-1$'2/> U

l$'2:/>@.,"-0#/>-0$'2Ule,+nAUTnJ

Yj 6= ∅(H$'B"@DB"2B"2"-0XB"C

jU

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UN1$'@9+G(*$'+9+7 "CB"2 3"-76789$'-12:/2"$,2y/[email protected],N f$,3"+.C@9h/>-0$'2 /.=Ul$,2X/.@>,5-1#/.-1$'2ºU

le,+AnaUTnAUn i ∈ j + 1, j − 1

c(",@ NV[\$,3"+.C@9h/>-0$'2 h*cYj

C%+/4,Ü8.#%C%2:/oZj

C=/Tj

cC=/(E@Nô[]$'3"+9C%@h,Ü/>-1$,2hA-0-ôcXi

C+9/á2"$'2),Ü8.#%C%2:/oZi

C=/Tj

U KN0$'@.+Xi

cYj

c:C=/å(*$'B5@å/.$'B5/kcZk∪Tk∪vk+.$,2X/?"C+&)$a"B"N1C+%UXK-125+.-ôc

GC%+/KN0C+.$,B"+6gM'@>,(5"C 5C

G1

-12""B5-0/(E,@a, b, c, d, e, f, h

Ule,+nAUnAU\SJ

i ∈ j + 2, j − 2U+l$,&I("N0!%&)C%2:/[email protected]?"B #%,+nAUnAUTnaU

GC%+9/N0CK+9$'B"+6gM'@>(""C_"C

G1-125"B"-0/e(E,@a, b, c, d, e, f, i

Ule,+ynAUQS9

Yj 6= ∅C/Yj+1 6= ∅

UMKN0$'@.+c:(E,@åNô[]$'3"+9C%@9h/.-1$'2 -7h*ci 6= j−2

UXtA-i ∈ j, j+1

c'+.,2"+(HC%@9/.C"CM'!%2"!@>,N0-0/.!$'2L,+.+9B"&ICi = j

U ,@N1C+D$'3"+.C@9h/.-1$'2"+-0-ôcXh C/DA-ôcGC%+9/?N0C_M'@>,(5"C

G3U

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cA+.,2"+D(HC%@9/.C_"CM'!2"!%@.,N1-7/>!$'2,+.+9B"&)Ci = j − 1

U <,@eNV[\$,3"+.C@9h/>-0$'2 -7hHcXi

C=/Zi ∪Ti ∪vi

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cYj+1

cZj ∪Tj ∪vjC/

Zj+1 ∪ Tj+1 ∪ vj+1+.$'2:/I"C%+)&)$A"B5N1C%+UK$,2"#

GC+9/)N1C+9$'B"+6gM'@>(""C"C

G1

-12""B5-0/4(E@a, b, c, d, e, f, h, i

Ule,+S

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Ule,+_S5U7G

Yj = ∅(*$,B"@/.$'B5/

jU3l$'&I(5N1!%&)C%2:/>,-1@9C "Bu#%,+'U\S5U

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c+.$,-0/N1C_+9$'B"+ö6YM'@.,(""C"CG1

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U <@N1C%+$,3"+.C@9h/>-0$'2"+hC/?ha-ôcXi Xi+2

cYi+3

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$t′0 = η1,2η1,2η2,3η2,4η3,5η4,5η5,6η4,6((i)1 ⊕ (d)2 ⊕ (c)3 ⊕ (g)4 ⊕ (e)5 ⊕ (f)6).øC%+ C=A("@9C%+.+9-1$'2

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t2 = η6,3η6,4η6,5((g)6 ⊕ η3,2ρ6→3η6,5((h)6 ⊕ (f)3 ⊕ ρ3→2(tC5)))

t3 = η6,3η6,2η6,1(g)6 ⊕ η4,3η4,2ρ6→4η4,6η6,5((f)4 ⊕ (h)6 ⊕ ρ4→1(tC5))$t′1 = η3,6η3,4η3,5η2,6η2,5η1,5η1,4η1,2((b)1 ⊕ (f)2 ⊕ (d)3 ⊕ (h)4 ⊕ (c)5 ⊕ (g)6)C/

tC5 = η5,1η4,5η3,4η2,3η1,2((a)1 ⊕ (b)2 ⊕ (c)3 ⊕ (d)4 ⊕ (e)5).

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V1, . . . , Vr

/.C%NXB"C(H$'B"@e/>$,B5/i ∈ 1, . . . , r

$'2,-0/〈G, Vi〉 |= ∀x1, . . . , xl ∈ Vi, ϕ(x1, . . . , xl).

Ã2Ih,C%@[email protected]"CNV[\$'2)(HC%B5/!/>C2""@9C#%C@.!%+9B"N0/>/G(*$'B5@G2[]-1&)(H$'@9/.C?XB"CN1N0C?dÁ$'@9&B"N0C?C2 N0$'M'-1XB"C?&)$'2EÜ6"-0aB5Cy5BL+9C%#%$,2"L$,@."@9C,Ukj7d 't Gfk_z

MSOL

lC%@/w,-02"C%+"!=OE2"-0/.-1$'25++.$'2:/"$'252"!%C+dÁ$,@.&)C%N1N0C%&)C%2:/C2y,2"2"C 5Cå"Cå#C#wE,("-7/>@.CU N1B"+ø"C5!/w-1N1++.B5@?N1/>"!$'@.-0C"C%+&)$A! N1C+eOE2"-1+D(HC%BAh'C%2:/K/>@9C_/>@.$,B5h'!E,25+ PåF [ÜTVU ,+1!14B $'$ 6 2 68D +M6"( $^22)¿*Í'À" pÂÁÀEf¾°È C%+9/GB"2)C%2"+9C%&35N1COE2"-E"CÎÉuHÂfÈaÎËÈ ¾°ÈaÂfÀ5mfHÎ ; UHlEaB5CK+@a&3H$'N0CD"[email protected]/.-1$'2 (*$'+9+7 "C B52"CÀ"¾ÜÁmÌZc"B52LC2X/.-1C@D2E/>[email protected]%Nø25$'22aB5NôUZ25Cy¾°ÈaÂÁÀ5°Á* [\,@.-7/>!

k ∈ N∗ +9B"@B"2C%25+.C%&3"N1CA

V,(5(*CN1!%C_!M:,N0C%&)C%2:/¾°ÈAÂÁÀ5°ÁHk>ÀEÁ¾°È +9B"@

A=cEC+9/?B"2+.$'B5+6YC2"+.C&3"N0Cy5C

AkU

Ð ! Ý ò°ÙVÒôÖ9æZßmäãÜÕ°Ó\ÙVÓQâ=ÕÜæEÝ=òmÙVâÒVÓëæVÖÕ%ÙZßmÖ9æEõâ=ÕÜæfÙôÝ=ÕÙôÖ9æ5ÖöÙHß°Ö9æ"÷ÅâÕÜõYÙôÓ\âÕÜæEß°Ý Õæ"×\Ö.æ"ó=âmõÝ=Þ°ò°×ëÝ ÓQÒVÖ.æÚ>ØDÝ Óëæ"Ö×Q×\Ö.æ"ûÖ9ò°ó=Ö9Õ%Ù ÙôÒVÖüÒôÖû°Òôä9æVÖÕ%Ùôä9æºûÜÝ Òß°Ö9æÒôÖ×ëÝwÙVÓQâ=Õæð

, 5 ?3

tA$'-7/τN1CKh,$A#%,3"B"N1,-1@9Ch'C##%$'&)&IC+@a&3H$'N1C+D"C%+D@9C%N1/>-0$'2"+

R1, . . . , Rk

c"[\,@.-7/>!%+a1, . . . , [email protected]+.(HC%#=/>-0h,C%&)C%2:/U2"C4Î=m¾pÍ,p¾°È

A"BÆh'$a#3"B"[email protected]

τf,("(HC%N1!y!%M',N1C&IC2X/KB"2"C

τ>Îm¾pÍ,p¾°È C%+/ü#$'2"+9/.-0/.B"!%Cá[]B"2C%25+.C%&3"N1C

Ac°N1CáËHÉkÀEfÈZc°C/[]B"2"C@9C%N1/>-0$'2

ai

6ö,[email protected]

i

+9B"@A(*$,B"@#wE,XB"C

i ∈ 1, . . . , kUEN0N1C+9C%@> 2"$,/.!%C

〈A,RA1 , . . . , R

Ak 〉U

BE,2"«-1N2[ «,B"@>(E,+y[\,&3"-0M'BV/>! +.B"@yNb +/>@.B5#/>[email protected]$'2«!%#@.-1@.(",@9dÁ$'-0+%cø(E@ 3"B"+y"C2"$,/>/>-0$'2c

RoÆN1Æ("Nb#%C`"C

RA U ,@4NbL+.B"-7/>C,c/>$'B5/.C%+ N1C++9/[email protected]"#=/>B"@9C%+ +.C@.$'2:/)+.B5("(*$,+.!%C+)O"2"-1C+f#[\C+9/6oÜ6g"-1@9C_"C"$'&I,-12"COE2"- U

KC%Ba4(H$'+.+9-13"-0N1-0/.!%+(*CB5h'C2:/å/>@9CeC%2:ha-1+.,M'!C%+(H$'B"@<@9C%("@9!%+9C%2:/>C@áB524M'@>,(5"C,U?,2"+üN1("@9C%&)-E @.C,cN1C+e!%N0!%&)C%2:/>+D+9$'2:/N1C+e+.$'&)&)C/>+"B M'@>(""C,c5C/D$'2 5-1+.(H$'+9C_[\B52"[email protected]/.-1$'2`35-12E,[email protected]?XB"-C%+/Dha@>,-0C+.-?N1C+I5C%BA +.$'&)&)C/>+)+.$,2X/`,Ü8.,#C%2:/>+U 2"+ N1Ä+9C%#%$,2""C,cGN1C+ !%N0!%&)C%2:/>+)+.$,2X/ N1C+ +.$,&I&)C/.+IC=/N1C+y,@.=/>C%+y"BÄM'@>(""C,UÃ2Ä"$'-0/5$'2"#)°89$'B5/.C%@yB"2Ä("@.!"-1#%/y(*$'B5@y+.h'$'-0@y+9-B"2k!N1!&IC2X/yC+9/ B"2+.$,&I&)C/%c<$'BB"2"C,@9/.C,UáÃ2Ïu/.$'BÜ89$'B5@.+4B"2"C@9C%NbÜ/>-1$,2 3"-12",-1@9C,c<&I,-0+#%C=/./.CdÁ$,-1+#-DNbÆ@.CNb/.-1$'2[]-12"#-1"C2"#%CC2X/[email protected]++.$'&)&IC=/>+DC=/N0C%+,@9/.C%+%UÃ2u"!%+9-1M'2"C (E,@τ1N1Cyh'$a#,35B"Nb,[email protected](*$,+.+.!E,2:/B"2Æ+9C%B"N<+@a&3H$'N1C "[email protected]/.-1$'2

Adj[\,@.-7/>!

2UÃ2 "!+.-1M,2"C`(E,@

τ2N0C)h,$A#%,3"B"N1,-1@9CI(H$'+9+.!%",2:/ B"2 +@a&3H$'N0C "C`@9C%N1/>-0$'2

Adj2[\,@.-7/>!

2C=/4B"2+@a&3H$'N0C_"[email protected]%N1/>-0$'2

PV

[\,@.-7/>!1U

tA$'-7/G = (V,E)

B"2ÄM'@.,(""CUÃ_2Ä2"$,/.C%@.τ1(G)

Nbτ16g+9/>@9B"#/.B"@.C

〈V,Adj〉cø$

Adj"!+.-0M'2"CNô[\,Ü8.#%C%25#%CC%2:/>@9C^N1C+I+9$'&)&IC=/>+%cåC=/

τ2(G)Nbτ26g+9/>@9B"#/.B"@.C

〈V ∪ E, PV ,Adj2〉$e

PV

C+9/ B"2("@9!%"-0#/ B"2E,[email protected] ha@>,-á+.-åNô[]!%N0!%&)C%2:/ C%+9/E,2"+VcC/

Adj2C%+9/B"2"[email protected]%N1/>-0$'2Ä3"[email protected]@>-1C)+.-áB"2!%N0!%&)C%2:/C%+9/B"2+9$'&)&IC=/cmNô[\,B5/[email protected]åC%+/<B52"Ce,@9/.CGC=/<N0CG+9$'&I&)C/C+9/-12"#-1"C2X/ oNô[\,@.=/>C,UÃ225$,/>CáXB"CNb+9/>@9B"#/.B"@.C

τ2(G)@9C%+/>@.C-12:/>C"C

PV

C%+9/ü-1+.$,&I$'@9(""Cyoτ1(G)

c,$I(G)

C%+/åN1CM,@>,("5CD[\-02"#%-0"C%25#%C"CGU

[\,B5/>@9C%+D$'3X89C/>+D&I/."!%&I/>-0XB"C%+G(*CB5h'C2X/=/>@[email protected]%(5@.!%+9C%2:/>!+(E,@e"C+D+9/[email protected]"#=/>B"@9C%+%c5#%$'&)&ICN1C+M'@.,(""C+4$'@.-0C%2:/>!+ fNbÆ@9C%N1/>-0$'2k2[]C%+/)(E,+4+@a&)!/[email protected]"C C/ N0C%+4[a(*[email protected]'@.,(""C+ Á(E,@4N0C%B"@M,@>,("5C[]-12"#-1"C2"#%C =U #, 4$ . ,9 #&/4 $ & 2 $+-,/9#& ,%&/%$2uN1$'M'-0XB"C 5Bu("@.C&I-0C%@?$'@."@9C,c*N1C%+XBE,2:/>-7OE#/.C%B"@9+(H$'@9/.C%2:/_+.B5@N1C+K!%N0!%&)C%2:/>+K"BÆ"$'&I,-02"C,U

2N1$'M'-0XB"C5B+9C%#$'2"$'@[email protected],cA$'2 (HC%B5/DXBE2X/.-0OEC@D!%M:N1C%&)C%2:/+.B"@DN0C%+@9C%N1/>-0$'2"+%UAN1$'M,-1XB"C?&I$62E,5-1XB"C"Bu+9C%#$'2"Ä$'@."@9C MSOL

(H$'B"@$>/1m:MF?@ aiLDbaN/1mF /[FHD][BE/7Y?@ a C+9/B"[email protected]%+/>@9-1#/.-1$'2L"CNb4N0$'M'-1XB"CK"B^+9C%#%$,2"^$'@9"@.CcE(*C@.&)C/9/w,2:/?"CXBE,2:/>-7OEC%@?B"2"-0aB5C%&)C%2:/?+.B"@[email protected]%N1/>-0$'2"+DB"2",-1@9C%+%U,25+Nb)+.B"-7/>C,cH+>2"+-125"-1#%/>-0$'2"+?+.B"("(5N1!%&)C%2:/>,-1@9C%+%cHN1C+dÁ$'@9&B"N0C%+?+.C%@9$'2:/+.B"(5(*$'+9!%C+_/>@9C&)$'2EÜ6"-0aB5C%+"B+.C%#$'2"L$'@."@9C,U2"CGdÁ$'@.&B5N1CáC%+9/üÀ5mHÉ ;pÈ_+9-ACN1N0CGC+9/"CNb?dÁ$,@.&)C

x1 = x2

$'BR(x1, . . . , xa)

c$x1, . . . , xa+.$,2X/"C+øh,@.-b3"N1C+ø"B("@.C&I-0C%@ø$'@9"@.CcC/

RC+9/B"2+@a&3H$'N0C"Cå@.CNb/.-1$'2_[\,@9-0/>!

a"Bh'$a#,3"B5Nb,[email protected],c$'BB"2"Ch,@.-1,3"N0CK"B+.C#%$'2"L$'@[email protected],U2"C ¿"À5¾ÁÀ"ÂfÈ ÂVÁ¾°ÈL[\B52"C)dÁ$,@.&B"N0C4C%+/B"25C)h,@9-b,3"N0C4XB"-å2[\C+9/ (E,+yE,2"+yNb (H$'@9/.!%C []B"2XBE,2:/>-7OE#Ü/>C%B5@%UZ25CdÁ$,@.&B"N0C_C%+/KÍ:ÂÁHÎ%È +9-øC%N0N1C2[\),B"#%B52"C_h,@.-b3"N1CN0-13"@9C,U2"CÀEÎÎzHÀA°fHu(H$'B"@B52 C%25+.C%&3"N1C"Ch,@9-b,3"N0C%+

XC/B"2"C+9/>@9B"#/.B"@.C

AC%+/eB"2"C?dÁ$'2"#=/>-1$,2XB"- o #wE,XB"C4h,@.-1,3"N0CN1-03"@.C"B ("@.C&I-0C%@$'@9"@.C "C

X,+.+9$A#-1C4B"2 !N1!%&)C%2:/"B "$,& ,-02"C"C

AcC/io`#w",XB"Ch,@.-1,3"N1C N1-03"@.C "Bu"C%Ba5- %&)C4$'@[email protected]"C

X,+9+.$a#%-1CB"2 +.$'B"+ö6YC2"+.C&3"N1C45Bu"$'&I,-12"C

MSOL

"CAUZ25C

τ6Y+/>@.B5#/>[email protected]

Ah'C# B"25C,+9+.-0M'2E/.-1$'2

z"C%+h,@.-1,3"N0C%+

X1, . . . , Xl

C+9/K,+.+9-1&)-1Nb3"N1C-oB"2"C(τ ∪ X1, . . .Xl)

6Y+/>@9B"#/.B"@.CUtA$'-7/

ϕB"2"CDdÁ$'@.&B"N1CU,?2"C

τ6g+9/>@9B"#/.B"@.C

Ah'C%#B"25C+.+.-0M'2E/.-1$'2"C%+h,@.-1,3"N0C%+üN0-13"@9C%+ü"C

ϕC+9/B"2ÄÉkøË%aÂfÈ"C

ϕ+9-ϕC+9/+>Ü/>-1+df,-7/>C",2"+_NbI+9/>@9B"#/.B"@.C

Ah'C#4Nô[\,+.+9-1M'2"/>-0$'2

z"C+h,@.-b3"N1C+

fN14"!OE25-0/>-0$'2 dÁ$'@.&)C%N0N1CC+9/"$'2"25!%CyC%2Æ2"2"C=AC =U*Ã2^N1C_25$,/>C@>〈A, z〉 |= ϕ

cE$'BA |= ϕ

+.-ϕC%+9/#%N0$'+.CU`Ç¾°gHËÈHp¾ÆËÈ ;pÀ"*° Í'À5mfHýº[\B"25CdÁ$'@.&B5N1C ϕ cº2"$,/.!%C qr(ϕ)

cC%+/"!O"2"-1C@9!%#B"@.+9-76h'C&IC2:/UtA-ϕ2[\`(E,+"C4XBE2X/.-0OE#%/>CB"@%cº,N1$,@.+

qr(ϕ) = 0U tA-

ϕ = ¬ψcøN1$'@9+

qr(ϕ) = qr(ψ)U

tA-ϕ = ψ1 ∧ ψ2

cZ$'Bϕ = ψ1 ∨ ψ2

cº,N0$'@.+qr(ϕ) = max(qr(ψ1), qr(ψ2))

U_å2AOE2Æ+.-ϕ = ∀Xψ

$'Bϕ = ∃Xψ

Á$XC%+9/B"2"C_h,@9-b,3"N0C"B("@.C&I-0C%@e$,BL"B+9C%#%$,2"^$'@9"@.C =c

qr(ϕ) = 1 + qr(ψ)U

tA$'-7/τB"2 h,$A#%,3"B"N1,-1@9C,UÜÃ22"$/>Cá(E,@

MSOLq(τ,X,Y)NV[\C2"+.C&3"N1Cá"C+dÁ$'@9&B"N1C+&I$'2","-1XB"C+"B +9C%#$'2" $'@9"@.CL"B h'$a#3"B"[email protected]

τcá"CL("@.$,dÁ$,2""C%B5@ "CÆXBE2X/.-0OE#%/>-0$'2 B ("N0B"+

qcGmh,C%#Æ5C%+h,@.-1,3"N0C%+"B ("@9C%&)-1C@_$'@."@9C4E,2"+

XC=/N1C+h,@.-b3"N1C+"BÄ+.C%#$'2"Ä$'@[email protected],25+

YUÃ2 2"$,/>C4(",@

MSOLq(τ)NV[\C2"+.C&3"N0C"C%+ødÁ$'@9&B"N1C+º&)$'2E,5-1XB"C%+ø5By+9C%#$'2"y$'@."@9C#%N0$'+.C+ø"B_h'$a#,3"B5Nb,[email protected] Á#,[]C%+/96

oÜ6g"-1@9CMSOLq(τ, ∅, ∅)

=U # ÌXZ¾ÜfÈ"C〈A, z〉

cH2"$,/.!Th(〈A, z〉)

cºC+9/NV[\C2"+.C&3"N1C"C%+dÁ$'@9&B"N0C%+K5$'2:/〈A, z〉

C%+9/B52&)$A! N1Cc5#,[]C%+/96oÜ6Y"[email protected](〈A, z〉) = ϕ : ϕ ∈ MSOL(τ)

C/〈A, z〉 |= ϕ.

KC&)%&)CTh(A) = ϕ : ϕ ∈ MSOL(τ)

C=/A |= ϕ.Ã225$,/>C@>

Thq(〈A, z〉)ca$

k ∈ Nc5Nô[]C%25+.C%&3"N1C5C%+edÁ$'@9&B"N1C+e"C_("@9$,dÁ$'2"5C%B"@e5C_aB",2:/>-0O"#Ü6/>-0$'2Ä,BÄ("N1B"+

q"$,2X/

〈A, z〉C%+9/ B"2Ä&I$a! N1C,cº#,[]C%+9/6oÜ6g"-1@9C

Th(〈A, z〉) ∩MSOLq(τ)UWKC)&)%&)C

Thq(A) = Th(A) ∩MSOLq(τ)U

lC%@/w,-02"+,N0M'$'@9-0/>5&IC+& 2"-1("B5N1C%2:/y"C++.$,B"+6gC%2"+9C%&3"N0C%+5CMSOLq(τ)

U $'B"@ #%C%N15cø-1Ndf,Ba6"@.,-0/?XB"Cy#%C/C%25+.C%&3"N1Cy+.$'-7/OE2"-ôcZ#C XB"-2[]C%+/(E,+?N1C#%,[email protected]#/.C%&)C%2:/cZ&I,-1+DXB"-Nô[]C%+/&)$a"B"N1$Nô[]!%XB"-7h,N1C2"#%C_"C+DdÁ$'@.&B5N1C%+UJ^,N0"C%B"@9C%B"+9C%&)C%2:/cNV[\!aB5-0h,N1C2"#%C^C%2:/>@9C«N0C%+`dÁ$'@9&B"N1C+ f&)%&)CÆ"B("@9C%&)-1C%@ $'@."@9C C+9/-12A6"!#%-1",3"N1CU <,@)#%$,2X/[email protected]$'2ý(*CB5/)/>@.$,B5h'C@IB"25CL@9C%NbÜ/>-1$,2Ïº[\!aB5-0h,N1C2"#%C f#[\C+9/6oÜ6g"-1@9C@9!EC A-0h'Cc+@a&)!/[email protected]"C C/?/>@.,2"+.-7/>-7h'C cZ2"$,/>!C≈cHC%2:/>@9CN1C+?dÁ$,@.&B"N0C%+/>CN1N1CXB"C +.-

ϕ ≈ ψcH,N1$'@9+

ϕC%+/!aB5-76h,N1C2:/>Cgo

ψcøC/ (*$,B"@B"2

q ∈ NOA5!c-1NÄ,-7/B"2k2"$,&3"@.C4OE25-á5C)dÁ$'@9&B"N0C%+2"$'2Ä!%XB"-7h,N1C%2:/.C%+(E,@

≈c"5C_("@.$,dÁ$,2""C%B5@D"C_XBE,2:/>-7OE#/.-1$'2B ("N1B"+

qU"4"!=OE2"-0/.-1$'2 "C_#%C=/./>C@9C%NbÜ/>-1$,2c5-12"+9-ºXB"CNb3H$'@.2"C+.B"(H!%@9-1CB"@.C"B`2"$'&3"@.C"CK#Nb,+9+.C%+G[]!%XB"-0h,N0C%2"#CK(H$'B"@GN1C%+ådÁ$'@9&B"N1C+G5CK("@9$,dÁ$'2""CB"@á"CXBE,2:/>-7OE#Ü/>-1$,2LB(5N1B"+

q+9$'2:/5$'2"2"!C%+?C%2L,2"2"C 5CU

,2"+ Nb«+9B"-0/.C,cá$'2 &I,2"-0("B"N0C%@> N1C+IdÁ$'@9&B"N0C%+ &I$a"B"N0$≈cGC/`5$'2"#^$,2 +.B"(5(*$'+9C%@.kXB"CÆN1C+C%25+.C%&3"N1C+

MSOLq(τ)+9$'2:/OE2"-1+c"(H$'B"@

qC/τO5A!+%U

,0#"4<*g6*g2MSOL

$'B5@?+9-1&)("N1-7OEC%@N1C%+D25$,/w/.-1$'25+%c"+9-XC+9/?B"2"[email protected]/.-1$'2 B"2E,[email protected],c5$'2L!#%@9-1@>

x ∈ X(H$'B"@

X(x)UÃ2L!#%@9-1@>

∀x ∈ X,ϕ(H$'B"@

∀x, x ∈ X ⇒ ϕC/∃x ∈ X,ϕ

(H$'B"@∃x, x ∈ X ∧ ϕ

U

, 5 ?3

Ì ÁmfH ;;(;(*)+(25C("@9$'("@.-0!/.!G+9B"@<N0C%+ τ 6Y+/>@.B5#/>[email protected]%+ P C%+/üB"2"CÇ¾°ZÇ¾ÜÁÌ:mÌ MSOL+%[]-1NXC=A-1+/>CB"2"C4dÁ$'@9&B"N0C&)$'2E,"-0XB"C"B +.C#%$'25«$'@9"@.C4+9B"@N1Ch,$A#%,3"B"N1,-1@9C

ϕ/>CN1N0CXB"C

PC+9/_ha@>,-0C4+.B"@_N1+9/[email protected]"#=/>B"@9C

A+.-øC=/?+.C%B5N1C%&)C%2:/?+.-

A |= ϕÃ2L(HC%B5/,(5("N1-0aB5C%@eN1 5!OE2"-7/>-0$'2 +.B"@N0C%++9/[email protected]"#=/>B"@9C%+τ1C/τ2"C+M,@>,("5C%+%UHÃ2$'35/.-1C%2:/

Ì ÁmfH ; (;(;(_2"CL("@.$,("@.-0!/>!+.B5@ N1C+IM,@>,("5C%+ C+9/ MSOL1

+%[]-1NC=A-1+/>CLB"2"CLdÁ$,@.&B"N0CC%2N1$,M'-1XB"C_&)$'2E,5-1XB"C"B+.C%#$'2"Æ$,@."@9Cϕ+.B"@?N1CN1,2"M:,M,C

τ1/>C%N0N1C_XB[]B"2^M,@>,("5C,-7/Nb4("@9$'("@.-0!/.!+.-øC=/?+.C%B5N1C%&)C%2:/?+.-

τ1(G) |= ϕU2"Cy("@9$'("@.-0!/.!y+9B"@?N1C%+M'@.,(""C+C+9/

MSOL2

+[\-0NøC=A-1+/>CyB"2"CdÁ$'@.&B5N1C_&)$'2E,"-0XB"C_"B^+9C%#$'2"$'@9"@.Cϕ+.B"@N0C_Nb,2"M',M'C

τ2/.C%N1N0CXB[]B"2^M'@.,(""C-0/DN1 (5@.$'("@9-1!=/>!_+.-øC=/?+.C%B5N1C%&)C%2:/?+.-

τ2(G) |= ϕU

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MSOL1

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h'C#Partition(X, Y, Z) ,∀x, (x ∈ X ∨ x ∈ Y ∨ x ∈ Z) ∧ ¬(x ∈ X ∧ x ∈ Y )∧

¬(x ∈ X ∧ x ∈ Z) ∧ ¬(x ∈ Y ∧ x ∈ Z)C/Stable(X) , ∀x ∈ X, ∀y ∈ X, x 6= y ⇒ ¬Adj(x, y).^("@.$,("@.-0!/>!G(H$'+.+ %"C B"2 #-1@9#%B"-7/ ,&I-0N0/.$'2"-1C2«C%+/

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(V,X)+9$'-0/

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ϕ , ∃X ⊆ V,

[[∀x ∈ V,∃e, f ∈ X, (e 6= f ∧ Adj2(x, e) ∧ Adj2(x, f)∧

∀g ∈ X,Adj2(x, g)⇒ (g = e ∨ g = f))]∧

[∀V ′ ⊆ V,[∀u ∈ V ′, ∀v ∈ V, (∃e ∈ X, (Adj2(e, u) ∧ Adj2(e, v)))⇒ y ∈ V ′)

⇒ V ⊆ V ]]].

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∑

1≤i≤i1≤j≤m

aij|z(Xi)|j = opt

∑

1≤i≤i1≤j≤m

aij|z′(Xi)|j : 〈A, z′〉 |= ϕ(X1, . . . , Xl)

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∑a∈z(Xi)

fj(a)U

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k ∈ ND]I

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k ∈ ND]I

ΠKH1 \m[/?OQB]>D

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∀i ∈ 1, 2, . . . r, 〈A, Ai〉 |= ϕ(Ai)

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RU<Ã2L/>$,BÜ89$'B"@9+B"2"C $,(*!@>/.-1$'2

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⊕(H$'B"@NV[\B"25-1$'2cC/

·[email protected]("@.!+.C%2:/.CLN1+9/[email protected]"#=/>B"@9C º[\B"2!%N0!%&)C%2:/!/.-1XB"C=/>!

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ηAdj(i,i)

f(H$'B"@_B"2iE,25+

1, . . . , kE,25+yN1 #%$,2"+9/[email protected]"#=/>-1$,2Ä5C4Nb+9/[email protected]"#=/>B"@9C

τ1(G)U KC4("N1B5+K#%$,&I&)[email protected]/.-1$'2

AdjC+9/_+ a&I!=/>@.-0XB"C,c*$'2u(*CB5//.$'BÜ89$'B"@9+/.@.$'B5h,C%@B"2"CIC=A("@9C%+.+9-1$'2k(*$'B5@

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ηAdj(i,j)

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(j,i)

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k6gC=A("@9C%+.+9-1$'2"C

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τKX1 b?/Ha7:MOQKXB :?@C[DsD]IL/@CI

AD]IA′ FHDNL

τR

L]I[]K8a]IKX[DNLQc-;/@CIq ∈ N

D]Iϕ ∈ MSOLq(τ)

c BE/[L @CB-D@? @EL]IDl ∈ N

_KX13D_<U/[a>AKHBEDO]//BEND]1+13DB : 0, 12l → 0, 1

D]I\+/KH[ I/KHIi ∈ 1, . . . , l

ϕi, ϕ

′i ∈ MSOLq(τ)

ID]BL AQKD

A⊔A′ |= ϕ

L]@yD]I LD]KHBED]>D]1+IL]@B(a1, . . . , al, a

′1, . . . , a

′l) = 1

/ai = 1

L]@$D]I LD]KHBED]>D]1+I L]@A |= ϕi

D]Ia′i = 1

L]@ D]IiLD]KHBED]>D]1+I L]@A′ |= ϕ′

i

\+/KH[PI/KHIi ∈ 1, . . . , l

c2 [\,B5/[email protected]%+å/>C@.&)C%+c:N1Ce/>5!%$'@ %&)CaU\y"-0/åXB"C

Thq(A⊔A′)

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τ = R1, . . . , RkB"2uh,$A#%,3"B"N1,-1@9CC/(H$'B"@

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i ∈ 1, . . . , kcψi ∈ MSOL0(τ)

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i ∈ 1, . . . , kcR

Φ∗(A)i = (x1, . . . , xai

) : x1, . . . , xai∈ A

C/A |= ψi(x1, . . . , xk)

cá$eai"!+.-1M,2"CNô[\,@.-7/>!"C

Ri

UtA$'-7/

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ϕE,25+KNbaB5C%N1N0C_$'2 @9C%&)("Nb,#!N1C+K$a#%#B"@.@9C%2"#C%+"C

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ψi(x1, . . . , xa)UN1B"+KdÁ$,@.&)C%N1N0C%&)C%2:/c

Φ](ϕ)(HC%B5/?/[email protected]"!=OE2"-1C@9!%#%B5@.+.-7h'C&IC2X/ §Φ](∀X,ϕ′) , ∀X,Φ](ϕ)

C/Φ](∃X,ϕ′) , ∃X,Φ](ϕ)

U§Φ](ϕ1 ∧ ϕ2) , Φ](ϕ1) ∧ Φ](ϕ2)

C=/Φ](ϕ1 ∨ ϕ2) , Φ](ϕ1) ∨ Φ](ϕ2)

U§Φ](¬ϕ′) , ¬Φ](ϕ′)

U§Φ](Ri(x1, . . . , xai

)) , ψi(x1, . . . , xai)(*$,B"@D/>$'B5/

i ∈ 1, . . . , kU§

Φ](U(x)) , U(x)+.-UC%+9/B"2"C_h,@9-b,3"N0CK"B+.C#%$'25^$'@9"@.CU§

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τRL]I[aKEa]IKX[D

ΦKX1 LHaN^+]>g:FHD I*[:?1`L]R

B :?I@/1LQ:?1`L AQK!:?1+I@ a7:?ID]KX[$D]IϕKH13D <U/[]>AKHBED L]KH[ BEDib?/Ha7:MOQKXB :?@C[D

τc BE/[L

A |= Φ](ϕ) ⇐⇒ Φ∗(A) |= ϕ.

6847684<,/9MSOL

2/( <$^2 2>688#+M6"(%$g2 &1$ $ ( &1$ + 4#$ !1,e9*^$"$# ÌXZ¾%aÉkÈ ;;( ;($;/@CI KH1 D]1+I*@D][

kiKX1 b?/Ha7:MOQKHB :?@C[ND

τ kAD]I

ϕ ∈ MSOL(τ, ∅, X) ?XNLQc(=aB

D@? @EL]ID KX1 :?B YH/[a@CIC^H>D \+/B `13/>A@:?BX\+/KX[ BED \m[/?OQB]>D L]KH@Cb:?1+I 1+I*[ND 13D

τkRL]I*[aK8a]I*KH[D

AFHD B :?[*YHD]KX[ FHDja]B @BAQK+D$:?K9\mB KML

kD]IKH13D

kR7D@?=\m[DNLNL]@/1g\+/KH[

A;/[aI*@D C ⊆ 1, . . . , |V |

ID]B>AQK+Dr ∈ C

L]@3D]ImLD]KHBED]>D]1+IL]@+@CB`D@? @EL]ID KX13D\`:?[aI@CI*@/1A1, . . . , ArFHD

AID]BCBED AQK+D

∀i ∈ 1, . . . , r, 〈A, Ai〉 |= ϕ(Ai).

]>/1`L]I[:?I*@/1mctA$'-7/q = qr(ϕ)

U[\-0"!%Cy"CyNb4("@.CB5h'CC%+9/"Cy#,N0#%B"N0C%@@.!#%B"@9+.-7h'C%&)C%2://>$'B"+?N1C+&B"N0/.-76gC%2"+9C%&3"N0C%+D"C+/."!%$'@9-1C+"C_/>$,B5/>C+?+/>@9B"#/.B"@.C+K,(5(E,@>-1+.+.,2:/?E,2"+Nb5!%#%$,&I(H$'+.-7/>-0$'2 "CNb+/>@.B5#/>[email protected]

N1B"+DdÁ$'@9&ICN1N1C&IC2:/ca$'2L#%,N1#B"N1CK@.!%#B"@.+9-0h,C%&)C%2:/K+9B"@Nô[\,@[email protected]_"C"!#%$'&)(*$,+.-0/.-1$'2 NV[\C2"+.C&3"N0CS(A) =

〈Thq (〈A, Ai〉)〉i∈1,...,r : A1, . . . , Ar

C%+/B52"C (",@9/.-0/>-0$'2`"CA.

, 5 ?3

[\C2"+.C&3"N1CS(H$'B"@DN1C+D+9/[email protected]"#=/>B"@9C%+

·iC%+/N0C_+.B"-7h,2:/

S(·i) =〈Thq (〈A, v〉),Thq (〈A, ∅〉), . . . ,Thq (〈A, ∅〉)〉

#@)-0Ne2[ aBº[\B"25CL+9C%B"N0C(",@9/.-0/>-0$'2 (H$'+.+9-13"N0C "Bý5$'& -12"C`5C·iUøC%+ />5!%$'@9-1C%+ (HC%B5h,C%2:/I/>@9C#N1#%B5N1!%C+GC2I/.C%&)("+G#$'2"+/w,2:/cX#%,@GN0C%+á+9/[email protected]"#=/>B"@9C%++9$'2:/e"C/w-1N1N0C%+<OA5!C%+eC=/-0NR)yB52 2"$'&3"@.CO5A!"C_dÁ$'@9&B"N1C+o/>C%+/>C@%U

$'B5@`/>$'B5/R ∈ τ

C/i1, . . . , ia ∈ 1, . . . , k

-1NC=A-1+/>CuB"2 +9#w"!%&I "CÆ/>@.,2"+.N1/>-0$'2 +.,2"+XBE,2:/>-7OE#Ü/>C%B5@L(H$'B"@ηR

(i1,...,ia)

ΦηR

(i1 ,...,ia)= 〈ψR′ : R′ ∈ τ k〉

$eψR′ = R′(x1, . . . xa′)

+9-R′ ∈ τ k\R

Á$a′C%+/Nô[\,@.-7/>!á"C

R′ =cÜC/ ψR = R(x1, . . . xa)∨(Pi1(x1)∧Pi2(x2) . . .∧Pia(xa))U

KC &I&ICc(H$'B"@/>$,B5/i, j ∈ 1, . . . , k

c-0N<C=A-0+9/>C B"2Ä+.#w5!%&I5C /.@>,25+.NbÜ/>-1$,2Æ+>,25+ XBE,2:/.-76OE#%/>CB"@(H$'B"@ρi→j

cXB"-áC%+/N1C)+.B5-0h,2:/Φρi,j

= 〈ψR′ : R ∈ τ k〉$

ψR′ = R′(x1, . . . xa′)+9-

R′ ∈ τ k \ Pi, Pjf$

a′C%+9/?NV[Q,@9-0/.!"C

R′ c ψPi= Faux

C/ψPj

= Pi(x1) ∨ Pj(x1)U

tA$'-7/fB"2"C4$'(H!%@./>-0$'2

ρi→j

$'BηR

(i1,...,ia)

cC/Φ+9$'2 +.#w"!& "C/.@>,2"+9Nb/.-1$'2L#%$'@[email protected]+.(H$'2"E,2:/%U

KN0$'@.+_S(f(A)) = 〈Φ](Ti)〉i∈1,...,r : 〈Ti〉i∈1,...,r ∈ S(A)h'C#

Φ](T ) = Φ](ϕ) : ϕ ∈ TU

l$'&)&ICN1C%+&B"N0/.-76gC%2"+9C%&3"N0C%+G,("(E@9/>-0C%2"25C%2:/oB"2B"2"-7h'C@.+D[\,B ("N0B"+(r+ 1)|MSOLq(τ,∅,X)|!%N0!%&)C%2:/>+c

S(f(A))(HC%B5/?=/>@.C#%,N1#B"N1!_C2/.C%&)("+

(r + 1)|MSOLq(τ,∅,X)|+1 U$'B5@KNô[]$'(H!%@./>-0$'2

⊕cH$,2^B5/.-1N1-0+.C_N0C/."!%$,@7 %&)Cy"CFEC=dÁC%@.&I,2A6 á,B"M':/%UmtA$'-0/

AC/A′ "CBA τk

6+9/[email protected]"#=/>B"@9C%+cºC/K+.$'-7/A1 ⊆ A

C=/A′

1 ⊆ A′ U*øC /."!%$'@ %&)C2"$,B"+K"-7/KXB[]-1NC+9/_(H$'+.+9-13"N0C 5C#N1#%B5N1C%@Thq(〈A

⊔A′, A1 ∪ A

′1〉)"C("B"-1+

Thq(〈A, A1〉)C=/

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τkC=/"C

q=c#C%Nb`+9Cdf,-0/C%2/>C&I(5+?#$'2"+/w,2:/U

tA$'-7/Ma ∈ S(A)

C=/Mb ∈ S(A′)

UlE,XB"CáC%2"+9C%&35N1CTa

"CMa

#%$'@[email protected]+.(H$'2" oThq(〈A, A1〉)(H$'B"@B"2

A1 ⊆ AC/<#wE,XB"CC2"+.C&3"N0C

Tb

"CMb

#%$'@[email protected]+.(H$'2"AoThq(〈A′, A′

1〉)(*$,B"@B52

A′1 ⊆ A′ UÃ2L(HC%BA/"$'2"##N1#%B5N1C%@

Thq(〈A⊔A′, A1 ∪ A′

1〉)cEXB"CNô[]$'22"$,/>C@>

Ta Tb

UÃ2 #%$'&)&IC2"#%C h'C%# NV[\C2"+.C&3"N0CD = 〈〉 × S(A) × S(A′)

c<(5B"-1+ $'2 !/.C%2"D(",@/>$,B"+N1C+4/>@.-0("N1C=/>+4XB"-D(HC%B5h,C%2:/`=/>@9C$,35/>C2aB5+ []B"2/>@.-0("N1C=/

(M,Ma,Mb) ∈ DC%2Ï+.B"("([email protected]&I,2:/)B"2C%25+.C%&3"N1C

Ta

"CMa

C/B"2ÆC2"+.C&3"N1CTb

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oMUHÃ2Lh,$'-0/XB"CXBE,2"

D2"C(*$,B"@.@. (5N1B"+/[email protected]!/.C%2"5BcZ$'2,B"@>

S(A⊕A′) = M : (M, 〈〉, 〈〉) ∈ DUøC%+$'(H!%@>Ü/>-1$,2"+

+9C dÁ$,2X/C2Ä/.C%&)("+_#%$,2"+9/>,2:/UWYN^ ,B ("N0B"+

n2 df%$'25+_"C #%$'&35-12"C@_B"2!%N0!%&)C%2:/"CM1

mh,C%#DB"2 !N1!%&)C%2:/<"CM2

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C/M2

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(r + 1)3×|MSOLq(τ,∅,X)|+2

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: Z¾ÜHÂfÂfÀ"f¾°È ;;( ( /KHIW\m[/?OQB]>DFHD\`:?[aI*@CI@/1+13D]>D]1+IMSOL1

\+D]KXI]I*[D [NL/B K0D]1qID]>\+L\+/RB `13/>A@:?B L]KH[$BEDNL_Y?[:]\+^+DNLFHD$B :?[*YHD]KH[AFHD a]B @BAQK+D9O]/[a13ND L]@ B :

kR7D@?=\m[NDNLNL]@/1ZDNL]IFH/1+13NDA:?b?Dba BED

Y?[:]\+^+DQc

`ÈaÉkÀ"¾B;pÈ(#=]Bm13V DNL]I \`:L13baNDNLNLQ:?@C[ND FHD a7:?Ba]KXBED][Thq(A)

c_=]B!L]KsI FHD I[/KXb?D][Ψ ⊆ MSOLq(τ)ID]B AQKD\+/KH[ I/KHI

ψ ∈ Ψ \+/KH[ I/KHILHaN^+]>g:FHD I*[:?1`L]B :?I@/1

Φ@aN/[a[DNL\+/1mFM:?1+I:?K"? /N\+][:?I@/1`L

ρD]Iη

Φ](ψ) ∈ ΨD]I \+/KH[ I/KXIDNL$BEDNL <U/[]>AKHBEDNL

ψi

:]\M\`:?[:?@ELNLQ:?1+IyFM:?1`LiBED I^+N/[]>D$FHD D<UD][a>g:?1+R +:?K?Y^HI;\+/KX[B :<U/[a>AKHBED

ψψi ∈ Ψ

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ϕ/

ϕDNL]I

B :\m[N/N\m[a@]IMSOL

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D]I BEDNLψi

\+/KX[iI/KXIψ ∈ Ψ

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«[email protected]'CB"@ "C^#N1-1XB"C"CLNb +9/>@9B"#/.B"@.Cτ2(G)

C+9/`!M:,N0C oÄNb Nb,@9M'C%B"@ "CL#%N0-1XB"C"CI(G)

c#@τ2(G)

C+9/yNbI+9/>@9B"#/.B"@.Cτ1(G)

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XC+9/?B"2C%2"+9C%&3"N0C+9/w3"N1C Hc§ (H$'B"@e/.$'B5/

i ∈ 1, . . . , kcpi

C%+/N1("@.$,("@.-0!/>! X(H$'+.+ %"CyB"2+.$'&)&IC=/D!/.-1XB"C=/>!

i*U

WYNº+9B /D"$'25#"C1 + k

(5@.$'("@9-1!=/>!%+UEÃ2`h'$,-0/df#%-1N0C%&)C%2:/GaB5C_#%C%+("@.$'([email protected]!=/>!+e+.$'2:/D5C%+D("@9$'("@.-0!/.!%+MSOL1 p

(*CB5/?+%[]!%#@.-1@9C∀u, v ∈ X,¬Adj(u, v)

c"C/pi

(*CB5/?+%[]!%#@.-1@9C∃v ∈ X,Pi(v)

UN1-0+9/>C?"C+e("@.$,("@.-0!/>!+ o /.C%+/>C%@M'!%2"!@.!C+.B"-7h,2:/[email protected]& ,@9XB"CK"CKNbyO"2`"CKN1 +9C%#/.-1$'2 AUQSAU\"c(H$'B"@k = 2

C/ϕ = ∀u, v(¬Adj(u, v) ∨ u 6∈ X ∨ v 6∈ X)

f#[\C+9/96oÜ[email protected] XC%+/_B"2uC%25+.C%&3"N1C+9/>,3"N0C =c5C%+9/Nb+9B"-0h,2:/.Cg

, 5 ?3

ϕ1 = ∀u, ∀v, (¬Adj(u, v) ∨ u 6∈ X ∨ v 6∈ X)

ϕ2 = ∀u, ∀v, (¬(Adj(u, v) ∨ (u ∈ P1 ∧ v ∈ P2) ∨ (v ∈ P1 ∧ u ∈ P2)) ∨ u 6∈ X ∨ v 6∈ X))

ϕ3 = ∀u, ∀v, (u 6∈ P1 ∨ v 6∈ P2 ∨ u 6∈ X ∨ v 6∈ X)

ϕ4 = ∀u, ∀v, (v 6∈ P1 ∨ u 6∈ P2 ∨ u 6∈ X ∨ v 6∈ X)

ϕ5 = ∀u, (u 6∈ P1 ∨ u 6∈ X)

ϕ6 = ∀u, (u 6∈ P2 ∨ u 6∈ X)

ϕ7 = ∀v, (¬(v ∈ P1 ∨ v ∈ P2) ∨ v 6∈ X)

Ã2L@9C%&I,@.XB"CXB"Cϕ1 ≡ ϕ ≡ p

cEXB"Cϕ5 ≡ ¬p1

C=/XB"Cϕ6 ≡ ¬p2

U$'B5@áN1_("@.$'([email protected]!=/>! eC%25+.C%&3"N1C+9/>,3"N0C *c:(*$,B"@

k = 2c'N1_&I!=/>"$a"CDM'!2! %@9C?5$'2"#

7(5@.$'("@9-1!=/>!%+U

$,B"@k = 3

cÜCN1N0CGM'!2! %@9C27("@.$'([email protected]!=/>!+%cÜC/ü(H$'B"@

k = 4cÜC%N0N1CåM'!%2` %@.C

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l$'&35-12"!h'C%#_N0C%+,N1M'$,@.-0/."&)C%+(H$'B"@N1yN1,@.M,C%B"@á"C@.,2"M`P\Ã t5R xTVca#%C%N1 2"$,B"+e"$'252"C%@.,-0/GB"2 ,N0M'[email protected]/>"&)C(H$'N7A25$'&I-1,N(*$,B"@"!#%-15C%@_+.-<Nb N1,@.M'CB"@K5C4#%N1-0XB"CC%+/3*$,@.2"!C4(E,@kckO5A!,Uø?2Ä,B5/>@9C("@9$'3"NE &IC_$,B5h'C@9/?-12:/>[email protected]+.+>2X/C%+/?N1C_("@9$'3"NE &IC 45 2 " 2 9.@<.45!"$ 1 AC98+3@<.U

M

kj vv4 #, 4$ . ,9 #&/4 $ & 2 $+-,/9#& ,%&/%$

tA$'-7/τB"24h'$a#,35B"Nb,[email protected],øC%+ gZ¾ÜÉqpÂÁÈaÎÀ5*Ék;pÈaÎe+.$'2:/åN0C%+üdÁ$'@9&B"N1C+y

VraicFaux

cx1 = x2C/

R(x1, . . . , xa)cD$

x1, . . . , xa

+.$,2X/"C+h,@9-b,35N1C%+ceC/RC%+9/LB"2+@a&3H$'N1Cu5C«@9C%NbÜ/>-1$,2 "Bh'$a#3"B"[email protected]øC%+ gZ¾ÜÉqpÂÁÈaÎË pýÇ¾°ÈaÉ ÁÈa¾4Z¾ÜË¾ÜÈ)+.$,2X/N0C%+dÁ$,@.&B"N0C%+e#$'2"+/>@.B5-0/>C+D@.!#%B"@9+.-0h,C%&)C%2:/C%2B5/.-1N0-76+>2X/N0C%+edÁ$'@9&B"N0C%+D/.$'&)-1XB"C%+c5C=/N1C%+D#$'2"2"C#/.C%B"@9+

∨f$'B c

∧fC/ =c

¬f2"$,2 =c

∀f(H$'B"@G/>$'B5/ C/

∃f-0NC=A-0+9/>C =U§ tA-ϕC+9/?B"2"CdÁ$'@.&B"N1C_Ü/>$'&)-1XB"Cc",N0$'@.+

ϕC+9/?B"2"CdÁ$'@.&B"N1C5BL("@9C%&)-1C@e$'@[email protected],c§ tA-

ϕC=/ψ+.$,2X/)"C+4dÁ$'@.&B5N1C%+"Bý([email protected]%&)-1C@$'@9"@.Cc,N1$,@.+

ϕ ∨ ψcϕ ∧ ψ

C=/¬ϕ

+.$'2:/)"C%+dÁ$'@9&B"N0C%+D"B("@9C%&)-1C%@D$,@."@9C,c§ tA-ϕC+9/DB"25CdÁ$'@9&B"N1C?"B`([email protected]%&)-1C@G$,@."@9CKC/

xB"2"Ch,@9-b,35N1C,ca,N0$'@.+

∀x, ϕC/∃x, ϕ

+.$'2:/D5C%+dÁ$'@9&B"N0C%+D"B("@9C%&)-1C%@D$,@."@9C,U2^ÂÁz* ;pÈ^ËWp Î%ÈaÍ'HË Z¾ÜË¾ÜÈZcEN1aB",2:/>-0O"#/.-1$'2 C+9/(*$'+9+.-03"N1C+9B"@N1C+?@9C%N1/>-0$'2"+%U5øC%+DdÁ$'@6&B"N0C%+DÜ/>$'&)-1XB"C+(HC%B5h,C%2:/?"$'2"#_B"+.+9-/[email protected]"C_N1 dÁ$'@9&IC

X(x1, . . . , xa)c5$

XC+9/B"25Ch,@.-b3"N1C"BL+.C%#$'2"L$'@."@9C,c

a+9$'2Æ@.-0/.!C/

x1, . . . xa

"C%+?h,@.-b3"N1C+D"BL([email protected]%&)-1C@$'@."@9C,UE2ÆÂÁzH;pÈÆÉ«EÀEË ;pÈ ËWp Î%ÈaÍ'*Ë Z¾Ë¾°ÈZc<NbLaB",2:/>-0O"#/.-1$'2 2[]C%+/)(*$'+9+.-03"N1CIaB5C+9B"@4N1C+h,@.-1,3"N0C%+C=/ [email protected]/.-1$'25+eB"2E,[email protected]+ ÁXB"-ø(*CB5h'C2:/K=/>@.C_haB"C+#$'&I&)C_"C+?+9$'B"+ö6YC%25+.C%&3"N1C+"B"$'&I,-02"C U W4(! $g2 B4 !# $^2[\C2"+.C&3"N1C"C+?h,@9-b,35N1C%[email protected]%+D(HC%BA/=/>@9Cy#%,N1#B"N1!K@.!%#B"@.+9-0h,C%&)C%2:/$§ +9-

ϕC%+/åB"2"CedÁ$'@9&B"N0C/.$'&)-1XB"C,c,N0$'@.+

libre(ϕ)C%+/åNô[]C%2"+9C%&35N1Ce"C+üh,@.-1,3"N1C+<("(E,@.,-1+9+>,2:/E2"+

ϕc§

libre(ϕ ∧ ψ) , libre(ϕ) ∪ libre(ψ)c§

libre(ϕ ∨ ψ) , libre(ϕ) ∪ libre(ψ)c§

libre(¬ϕ) , libre(ϕ)c§

libre(∀X,ϕ) , libre(ϕ) \ XcA$

XC%+/B"2"CKh,@9-b,3"N0C"B ("@.C&I-0C%@á$'B`"B +9C%#$'2"$'@[email protected],c§

libre(∃X,ϕ) , libre(ϕ) \ XU

,/& <$^2)@9C%NbÜ/>-1$,2

|=C%+/?"!OE25-1C"CNbdf$'2+.B"-7h,2:/>C9§

〈A, z〉 |= ϕ = R(x1, . . . , xr)+9-

(z′(x1), . . . , z′(xr)) ∈ z′(R)

cø$ez′C%+9/ Nb dÁ$'2"#=/>-0$'2 aB5-!=/>C%25

z,BAÆ+@a&3H$'N1C+y5C

τf#,[]C%+/96oÜ6Y"[email protected]

z′(R) = RA (H$'B"@/.$'B5/[email protected]%N1/>-0$'2 R "CτcøC=/

z′(X) = z(X)(H$'B"@e/.$'B5/.Ch,@9-b,35N1CK",2"+N1C_"$,& ,-02"C_"C

z U§

〈A, z〉 |= ϕ1 ∧ ϕ2

+.-〈A, z〉 |= ϕ1

C=/〈A, z〉 |= ϕ2

c§〈A, z〉 |= ϕ1 ∨ ϕ2

+.-〈A, z〉 |= ϕ1

$,B〈A, z〉 |= ϕ2

c§〈A, z〉 |= ¬ϕ1

+9-ø$'22[Q (E,+〈A, z〉 |= ϕ1

c§〈A, z〉 |= ∃X,ϕ1

+[\-0N5C=A-0+9/>CC ⊆ A

C ∈ A

+9-XC%+/á"B ("@.C&I-0C%@ü$,@."@9C =c

〈A, z[ CX

]〉 |= ϕ1c

, 5 ?3

§〈A, z〉 |= ∀X,ϕ1

+9-(H$'B"@G/.$'B5/C ⊆ A

C ∈ A

+.-XC%+9/e"B("@.C&I-0C%@á$'@[email protected] c

〈A, z[ CX

]〉 |=ϕ1

UtA-〈A, z〉 |= ϕ

c$'2Ä"-0/aB5C〈A, z〉

C%+/yB"2kÉ«øËW%aÂÁÈL5CϕUWtA-üN1C45$'& -12"C5C

zC%+/y2aB5Nôc$'2!%#@.-0@>

A |= ϕU

14 <$39#+-$)&($^2 %,". $g2Ã2I"-7/åXB"C"C%BA dÁ$,@.&B"N0C%+

ϕC/ψ+9$'2:/áÌ,3pr¿"ÀEÂÁÈa*mÈaÎ,c'XB"CNV[\$'2 2"$/>C%@.(E,@

ϕ ≡ ψc'+9-E(*$,B"@/>$,B5/>CI+9/>@9B"#/.B"@.C

AC/,+.+9-1M'2"/>-0$'2

zc〈A, z〉 |= ϕ

+.-áC/+.C%B5N1C%&)C%2:/ +.-〈A, z〉 |= ψ

U tA-á$'2ÄO5ACq ∈ N

cÜ-1N KB"2 2"$,&3"@.C2"$'2OE25-""CdÁ$'@9&B"N0C%+<5CD("@.$,dÁ$,2""C%B5@ü"CeXBE,2:/.-0OE#%/>-0$'24,B4("N0B"+qcÜ& ,-0+-1N2º[«LXB[]B"2 2"$,&3"@.C OE2"-á"C dÁ$'@.&B"N1C+ 2"$,2k!%XB"-7h,N1C2X/.C%+UüJ^N1"CB"@.CB"+.C&IC2X/%c<NV[\!aB5-0h,N1C2"#%CC%2:/[email protected]%+edÁ$,@.&B"N0C%+Á&I&IC5BL("@9C%&)-1C@D$'@."@9C C+9/-12""!#%-0E,3"N0C,U

<,@ #%$'2:/[email protected],c$'2«(*CB5/ /.@.$'BAh'C%@ B"2"[email protected]%N1/>-0$'2 []!%XB"-0h,N0C%2"#C≈C2X/[email protected]%+dÁ$'@9&B"N1C+_/>C%N0N1C XB"C+.-

ϕ ≈ ψc<,N1$,@.+

ϕ ≡ ψcC/ (H$'B"@ B"2

q ∈ NO5A!,c<-1N ,-7/B"2 25$'&3"@9C OE2"-e5C dÁ$'@.&B"N1C+2"$'2!%XB"-7h,N1C2X/.C%+(E,@

≈cZ"C("@9$,dÁ$'2""CB"@D"CXBE,2:/>-7OE#Ü/>-1$,2LB(5N1B"+

qU

lC/9/>Cy!%XB"-0h,N0C%2"#CB5/>-0N1-1+9CKNV[\!aB5-0h,N1C2"#%C_5C%+dÁ$'@.&B5N1C%+3*$a$'N1!C%2"25C%+%cEXB"-øC+9/?"!#%-1",3"N1CU2"C gZ¾ÉqpÂfÈ HÂÁÌXÈAÈLC+9/_B"25CdÁ$'@.&B"N1Cy#%$'25+9/>@9B"-0/.Co (",@9/.-1@?"C%+_#$'2"2"C#/>CB"@.+

∧c∨C=/

¬c<C=/4"C ¿5À"¾ÜfÀ"ÂÁÈAÎLHÂfÌXÈaÈaÎ,U?2"C`ÀEÎÎ%zHÀ5°Á* (H$'B"@B52"C dÁ$'@9&B"N1C)3H$A$'N0!%C2"2"C C+9/4B52"CdÁ$'2"#=/>-0$'2ÆXB"-o`#w",XB"Ch,@.-1,3"N1Cy3H$A$'N0!%C2"2"C4,+9+.-0M'2"Cha@>-<$'BÆdf,BaºU3KC%BaÆdÁ$'@9&B"N1C+K3H$A$,N1!%C2"2"C+

fC/g+.$,2X/Ì<;pr¿"ÀEÂÁÈa*mÈaÎ+.-(H$'B"@K/.$'B5/.C%+N1C+_,+.+9-1M'2"/>-0$'2"+%c

fC%+9/_ha@.,-1C4+9-üC/+9C%B"N0C%&)C%2:/+.-

gC%+/ ha@.,-1CUø[\!aB5-0h,N1C2"#%C)C%2:/[email protected])N1C%+_dÁ$'@9&B"N0C%+_3H$A$'N0!%C2"2"C%+C+9/y"!%#-1E3"N1CUøWYN+.B / (E,@C=AC%&)("N0C"C#%$,&I([email protected]%@DN0C%+e/>,3"N1C%,BA5Ch,!%@9-0/>!"C+"C%BAdÁ$,@.&B"N0C%+UtA$'-7/

MSOL∗0(τ,X,Y)

NV[\C2"+.C&3"N0C4"C%+_dÁ$'@9&B"N1C+_/.$'&I-0XB"C%+5CMSOL0(τ,X,Y)

cºC=/(*$,B"@/>$,B5/q > 0

cMSOL∗

q(τ,X,Y)C%+/ NV[\C2"+.C&3"N0C4"C%+_dÁ$'@9&B"N1C+"C

MSOLq(τ,X,Y)"C4Nb dÁ$,@.&)C

QX,ψcø$

QC%+9/yB"2«XBE,2:/>-7OE#/.C%B"@C=/

X 6∈ X ∪ YB52"C)h,@9-b,35N1C"BÄ("@9C%&)-1C%@_$,B«"B«+.C#%$'2"$'@9"@.CUU$,B5/>CdÁ$'@9&B"N1C

ϕ ∈ MSOLq(τ,X,Y)(*CB5/+%[]!%#@.-1@9C

B(ϕ1, . . . , ϕm)c$

BC+9/B"2"CüdÁ$'@9&B"N0C3H$A$'N0!%C2"2"C_C/?(H$'B"@e/.$'B5/

i ∈ 1, . . . , mcϕi ∈ MSOL∗

q(τ,X,Y)U

tA$'-7/q ∈ N

C=/ϕ ∈ MSOL∗

q(τ,X,Y)U <,@?"!=OE2"-0/.-1$'2L"CyNb ("@.$,dÁ$,2""C%B5@K"C aB",2:/>-0O"#/.-1$'2c

ϕ(*CB5/+%[]!%#%@9-1@9C

QX,B(ψ1, . . . , ψm)cD$

BC%+9/LB"2"C dÁ$'@9&B"N1C^3*$a$'N1!C%2"25CÄC=/(*$'B5@/.$'B5/

i ∈1, . . . , m

cψi ∈ MSOL∗

q−1(τ,X,Y)UÃ2LO5ACB52h,$A#%,3"B"N1,-1@9C

τh'C#

ui

+@a&3H$'N1C+"[email protected]/.-1$'2[\,@9-0/>!icH(H$'B"@D/.$'B5/

i ∈ N∗ U tA$'-0/XB"2 C2"+.C&3"N1C)OE2"-á"C h,@9-b,3"N0C%+"B ([email protected]%&)-1C@ $,@."@9CIC=/

YB"2 C%25+.C%&3"N1C)OE2"-á"CIh,@9-b,3"N0C%+y"B+.C#%$'25ý$'@9"@.CUøC%+4dÁ$'@9&B"N1C+4/.$'&I-0XB"C%+4h,C%#N1C+h,@.-b3"N1C+"B("@.C&I-0C%@$,@."@9C E,2"+

XC=/ N1C+h,@.-1,3"N0C%+_"B«+.C%#$'2" $,@."@9C)+9$'2:/5CIN1dÁ$'@9&IC

x1 = x2cU(x1)

$'BR(x1, . . . xi)

$RC+9/ B"2"[email protected]/.-1$'2uº[Q,@9-0/.!

icU ∈ Y

C%+/B52"C4h,@.-b3"N1C5B«+9C%#%$,2"k$'@9"@.C C=/ (H$'B"@/.$'B5/jcxj ∈ X

U $'2"#|MSOL∗

0(τ,X,Y)| ≤ |X|2 + |Y| × |X|+∑

i>0 ui|X|iU[\!aB5-0h,N1C2"#%C

≈C+9/"!=OE2"-1CL@.!#%B"@9+.-0h,C%&)C%2:/Uta$'-0/

q ∈ NcC=/

ϕ, ψ ∈ MSOL∗0(τ,X,Y)

UtA-q = 0

cD,N0$'@.+ϕ ≈ ψ

+.-ϕ = ψ

UtA-02"$'2cϕC+9/"CuN1kdÁ$'@.&)C

QX,ϕ′ C=/ ψ "C NbkdÁ$'@9&ICQ′X ′, ψ′ U tA- X C%+9/áB"25Ch,@9-b,35N1Ce"B)("@9C%&)-1C%@$,@."@9C,cX,N0$'@.+

ϕ ∈ MSOLq−1(τ,X∪X,Y)c,+9-12"$'2

ϕ ∈ MSOLq−1(τ,X,Y∪X)UMC&)%&)C,c'+9-

X ′ C%+/áB"2"Ch,@.-b3"N1Ce5B ("@9C%&)-1C%@$,@."@9C,cX,N0$'@.+ ψ ∈MSOLq−1(τ,X∪X ′,Y)

cm+.-125$'2ψ ∈ MSOLq−1(τ,X,Y∪X ′)

UN1$'@9+ϕ ≈ ψ

+9-Q = Q′ c X C=/

X ′ +.$'2:/"C%+áh,@.-b3"N1C+"B &)%&)C$,@."@9C,cXC/ ϕ ≈ ψ′ X′

X

U<@G@9!%#%B5@[email protected]"#%Cc5-0NR) B"2I2"$'&3"@9C?O"2"-Z"C

M

#%N1,+.+9C%+[\!XB"-0h,N0C%2"#CG"C≈E,2"+

MSOLq−1(τ,X,Y)UK$'2"#GN1Cå2"$'&[email protected]á"C#Nb,+9+.C%+[]!%XB"-0h,N0C%2"#C"C

≈E,2"+

MSOL∗q(τ,X,Y)

C%+/OE25-GC=/+.C@>[QB ("N1B5+2 × (|MSOLq−1(τ,X ∪ X,Y)| +

|MSOLq−1(τ,X,Y ∪ X)|)U

tA$'-7/ϕ, ψ ∈ MSOLq(τ,X,Y)

UϕC=/ψ(*CB5h'C2X/y+[\!#%@[email protected]@9C%+9(*C#/>-7h'C&IC2X/

B(ϕ1, . . . , ϕm)C=/

B′(ψ1, . . . , ψm′)cmh,C%#

ϕi, ψi ∈ MSOL∗q(τ,X,Y)

U <,@@.!#%B"@[email protected]"#%Cc-0N^ B"2«25$'&3"@9C O"2"-"C#%N1,+.+9C%+[]!%XB"-7h,N1C%25#%C4"C≈E,2"+

MSOL∗q(τ,X,Y)

UøC42"$,&3"@.C"C #%Nb+.+.C+_[]!%XB"-0h,N0C%2"#C4"C≈E2"+

MSOLq(τ,X,Y)C+9/OE2"-øC=/+9C%@.)[\,B("N1B5+

22|MSOL∗q(τ,X,Y)| U

3$ (f&1$ + 4#$ &19$ 2 68D#+M6"1 $tA$'-7/

τB52Æh'$a#,3"B5Nb,[email protected],U*Ã2u"!=OE2"-0/

τ kN1C h,$A#%,3"B"N1,-1@9C #$'2:/>C2E,2:/_/>$'BA/>CN0C%+@9C%N1/>-0$'2"+?"C

τch'C#

[email protected]/.-1$'25+eB"2E,[email protected]+

Pi, . . . Pk

UtA$'-7/AC=/A′ "C%BA τ 6g+9/[email protected]"#=/>B"@9C%+%c,"Ce"$'&I,-02"C%[email protected]+.(HC%#=/>-0dÁ+ A C=/ A′ U'Ã2+9B"("(H$'+.CDXB"C A∩A′ =

∅Á+.-125$'24$'2("@9C%2" B"25Ce#%$'(5-1Ce"-0+Á89$'-02:/>Cá"C

A′ U'[\B52"-1$'2"-1+r89$'-12:/>CG"C A C=/ A′ C%+/Nb τ 6Y+/>@9B"#/.B"@.Cc2"$,/.!%CA⊔A′ ca"C5$'& -12"C A∪A′ caC=//.C%N1N0CaB5CK(H$'B"@á#wE,XB"C@9C%NbÜ/>-1$,2 R c RA

F

A′= RA ∪RA′ U

,25+?N0C%+#+?5C%+M'@>(""C%+cZ#%C/9/>C$'(H!%@./>-0$'2 #%$'@[email protected]+.(H$'2" o4NV[\B"25-1$'2 "-0+Á89$'-02:/>C,U§·i@9C%("@9!%+.C2:/>CNb

τk6Y+9/[email protected]"#=/>B"@9C,c<mh,C%#`#$'&)&IC)"$'&I,-125C

vc/.C%N1N0C aB5C

Pi = vC=//.C%N1N0CXB"C_/>$,B5/>C+?N0C%+?,B5/[email protected]+?@9C%N1/>-0$'2"+e+9$'2:/?ha-0"C%+U§

ρi→j(A)C+9/Nb +9/[email protected]"#=/>B"@9C "Cy"$'&I,-02"C

AcE/>CN1N0C_aB5C

Pρi→j(A)i = ∅

cP

ρi→j(A)j = PA

i ∪ PAj

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GKX1PY?[:]\+^+DQc;BE/[L

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GC+9/B"2"C"!#%$'&)(H$'+.-7/>-1$,2

k6Y&)$a"B"[email protected]?"C

GU

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KX1PY?[:]\+^+DV ′ ⊆ V

c BE/[Lmod-wd(G[V ′]) ≤ mod-wd(G)

c]>/1`L]I[:?I*@/1mctA$'-7/

FB"2"C)"!%#$'&)(*$'+9-0/.-1$'2

k6Y&)$A"B5Nb,[email protected]

G/>C%N0N1CXB"C)Nô[\,@93"@.C4"C)"!#%$'&46(H$'+.-7/>-1$,2Ä+9$'-0/ 3"-02E,-1@9C,Udf&I-0N1N1C

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UlC (",@>,&g /[email protected]_C+9/?C%2df,-0/e+.-1&)-1N1,-1@9CKBA(E,@.,&g />@9C%+D"!Y87o)@9C%2"#$'2:/>@9!%+%U

"$# ÌXZ¾%aÉkÈ ;( ;( ;/@CIG

KH1 Y?[:]\+^+DQc BE/[NLmod-wd(G) ≤ NLC-wd(G) ≤ cwd(G) ≤ 2 ×

mod-wd(G)c

]>/1`L]I[:?I*@/1mcDWYNøC%+/5!ö87o #%$'2"2XBXB"CNLC-wd(G) ≤ cwd(G)

P ,$'°TôUtA$'-7/

kN1N1,@.M,C%B"@ ; l"C

GC/tB"2"C

k6YC=A("@9C%+9+.-1$,2 ;KWlý5C

GUHtA$'-7/

t′B"2"C+.$,B"+6gC=A("@.C+.+9-1$'2"C

tcEC/

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t′)N1Cy&I&ICh'$,-1+.-02E,M'CyE,25+

V \ V ′ U3K$,2"# T -02""B"-7/B52u,@[email protected],[email protected]_/>CNXB"C Nô[]C%2"+9C%&35N1Cy"C/>$,B5/>C+?N0C%+DdÁC%B5-1N1N0C%+G[\B52^+.$,B"+6Y,@.3"@9CC%+9/?B"2&)$A"B5N1Cmod-wd(G) ≤ NLC-wd(G)

UtA$'-7/

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G[Va](H$'B"@I/.$'B5/ 2"$ACB"

a"CNô[\,@93"@.CcA/>CN1N0CXB"C(*$'B5@e/>$'B5/

u ∈ Va

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C/(H$'B"@/.$'B5/u, v ∈ Va

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bC=/

c+9C%+LO"N1+%UN1$'@9+

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G[Vb]C=/G[Vc]

[email protected]+.(HC%#/.-0h,C%&)C%2:/Uta$'-0/t′′a =

tb + i∈1,...,kρi→i+k(tc))Á$@9C%("@9!%+9C%2:/>CuN1«#%$,&I(H$'+.-7/>-0$'2 =Ul$'&I&)C

Vb

C=/Vc

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1, . . . kC=/"C+ !=/>-0aB5C/./.C%+ "C

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k ! 7 / !

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Va

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E,25+Va

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C2k#%N1,+.+9C%+%cå#%,@4+.-

u, v ∈ Vb

2"C+.$'2:/)(E,+ E2"+IN1Æ&I&IC #Nb,+9+.C"CVa

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t′a/>CN1N0C4aB5CI(H$'B"@/.$'B5/u ∈ Va

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Va

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Ì ÁmfH ;()+(<; ( tA$,-0/k ∈ N∗ U tA$,-0/ G1 = (V1, E1, lab1)

C/G2 = (V2, E2, lab2)

"C%BAM'@.,(""C+L!=/>-1XB"C=/>!+%cS ⊆ 1, . . . , k2

cDC/L(*$'B5@i ∈ 1, 2

cRi : 1, . . . , k → 1, . . . , k

UKN0$'@.+

G1 ×S,R1,R2 G2 = (V,E, lab)h,C%#

V = V1 ∪ V2

cE = E1 ∪ E2 ∪

u, v : u ∈ V1, v ∈ V2, (lab1(u), lab2(v)) ∈ S

C/lab(u) =

R1(lab1(u))

+.-u ∈ V1,

R2(lab2(u))+.-u ∈ V2.

"$# ÌXZ¾%aÉkÈ ;( (;/@CIk ∈ N∗ c ;/@CI MODk

B : a]B :LNLD FHDY?[:]\+^+DNL FH 1+@D_[ba]KH[NL]@Cb?D]>D]1+I \+/KH[iI/KHI

i ∈ 1, . . . , k·i ∈MODk

L/@CIG ∈MODk

D]IH ∈MODk

c BE/[L\+/KH[ I/KHIS ⊆ 1, . . . , k2

R1 : 1, . . . , k →

1, . . . , kD]IR2 : 1, . . . , k → 1, . . . , k

y:?BE/[LG×S,R1,R2 H ∈MODk

;/@CIG

KX1PY?[:]\+^+DQc3BE/[Lmod-wd(G) ≤ k

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ID]B AQK+DG

DNL]I@EL/>/[\+^+D G′ LQ:?1`L LDNLA]I@BAQK+D]I*IDNLQc

]>/1`L]I[:?I*@/1mctA$'-7/G′ ∈ MODk

cüC/ +9-tC+9/ B"25C

k6YC 5([email protected]%+9+.-0$'2ý(H$'B"@N1C M'@.,(""C

G′ c,N0$'@.+(H$'B"@ #wE,XB"CL+.$'B"+ö6YC 5([email protected]%+9+.-0$'2t′"C

tcáNV[\C2"+.C&3"N0C5C%+)+.$'&)&IC=/>+ ("@9!%+.C2:/>+ ",2"+

t′-02""B"-7/ B"2

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k6Y&)$a"B"[email protected]?"C

G′ cEC/ mod-wd(G) ≤ kU

u

tA$'-7/G"[email protected]'CB"@ü&)$A"B5Nb,[email protected]

kc:C/FB52"C"!%#$'&I(H$'+9-0/>-0$'2

k6g&I$a"B"N1,-1@9CG"C

GUaÃ2 #%$'2"+/>@9B"-0/@.!#%B"@9+.-7h'C%&)C%2:/%cº(H$'B"@/>$'B5/

Va ∈ FcZB"2"C

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ta(*$'B5@

G[Va]/.C%N1N0CaB5C+.-

u, v ∈ Va

2"C+.$,2X/?(E+DE,2"+Nb&)%&)C_#%N1,+.+9C_"CVa

cE,N0$'@.+Nô[]!/>-0XB"C/9/>C_"CuC%+9/?"-+º[email protected]/.C"CNô[]!/>-0XB"C/9/>C_"C

vE,25+G(ta)

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cta = ·1

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/>CN1+XB"CVb ∩ Vc = ∅

C/Vb ∪ Vc = Va

cC/+.$'-7/tbC/tcN0C%+C 5([email protected]%+9+.-0$'2"+(*$,B"@

G[Vb]C=/G[Vc]

U;tA$'-7/S ⊆ 1, . . . , k2

/>C%N<aB5C(i, j) ∈ S+.-C=/+9C%B"N0C%&)C%2:/+.-øN1C++.$'&)&IC=/>+!/.-1XB"C=/>!%+

iE,2"+

Vb

+.$,2X/,°8.,#%C2X/.+,Ba+.$'&)&)C/>+!=/>-1XB"C=/>!+jE,25+

Vc

U+l$'&)&ICVa

C+9/DB"2k6Y&)$a"B"N1CcXC/eXB"CK+.-

u, v ∈ Va

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C=/Rc : 1, . . . , k → 1, . . . , k

/>CN1+`XB"C^(*$'B5@ />$'BA/u ∈ Vb

!/.-1XB"C=/>!iC=/v ∈ Vc

!/.-1XB"C/.!jc$'2ý

Rb(i) = Rc(j)+9-C/)+.CB"N1C&IC2X/I+.-

uC=/v+.$'2:/IE,2"+)Nbu&)%&)C #%N1,+.+9CL"C

Va

U KN0$'@.+ta = tb ×S,Rb,Rc

tcC+9/?3"-0C%2Nô[]C=A("@9C%+.+9-1$'2"C

G[Va]mh,C%#yN1C+?(5@.$'("@9-1!=/>!%+D5C%&I,2""!C%+%U

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C5

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t = ·1 ×(1,1),RI ,RI

((·1 ×(1,2),RI ,RI

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D]IH = (VH , EH)

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V ′ ⊆ VGKH1kR>/QF?KHBEDQcW;/@CI

v ∈ V ′ c BE/[L (V ′ \ v) ∪ VH

DNL]I KX1kR>/QF?KXBED

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cåÈAÉkÉkÈ ;( (9;/@CI

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v ) ≥ max(mod-wd(G),mod-wd(H))c

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U;lN1,-1@9C%&)C%2:/cmod-wd(G H

v ) ≥ kc#@

GC/H+.$'2:/?"C+?+9$'B"+ö6YM'@.,(""C+"C

GHv

UtA$'-0C%2:/

TG

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y¾ÜZÇHÎr°Á* (y;/@CIG = (V,E)

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v)c

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k6g&I$a"B"N1,-1@9C"C

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C/?"$'2"#B"25Cy5!%#%$,&I(H$'+.-7/>-0$'22k6g&I$a"B"N1,-1@9C5C

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tA$'-7/O ⊆ TT,FT,PV,TA,FA,CV, IV,DV

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Î%ÈX¾m¿"À5°ÁH (McGPV,TT,FT,IV = GPV,TT FT

cHcGTT,FT,TA,FA,IV,DV = GTT FT,TA,FA

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Î%ÈX¾m¿"À5°ÁH (;/@CIO ⊆ TT,FT,PV,TA,FA,CV, IV,DV

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O ⊆ TT,FT,PV,TA,FA,CV, IV,DVID]BKAQK+D

TT,FT,PV ⊆ OD]I

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TT,FT,TA,FA ⊆O

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