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In this paper we introduce a generalization of the c-planarity testing problem for clustered graphs. Namely, given a clustered graph, the goal of the Split-C-Planarity problem is to split as few clusters as possible in order to make the graph c-planar. Determining whether zero splits are enough coincides with testing c-planarity. We show that Split-C-Planarity is NP-complete for c-connected clustered triangulations and for non-c-connected clustered paths and cycles. On the other hand, we present a polynomial-time algorithm for flat c-connected clustered graphs whose underlying graph is a biconnected series-parallel graph, both in the fixed and in the variable embedding setting, when the splits are assumed to maintain the c-connectivity of the clusters.
This work is partially supported by the Italian Ministry of Research, Grant number RBIP06BZW8, FIRB project “Advanced tracking system in intermodal freight transportation”.
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Angelini, P., Frati, F., Patrignani, M. (2010). Splitting Clusters to Get C-Planarity. In: Eppstein, D., Gansner, E.R. (eds) Graph Drawing. GD 2009. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 5849. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-11805-0_8
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