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We present a polynomial-time approximation scheme (PTAS) for the minimum dominating set problem in unit disk graphs. In contrast to previously known approximation schemes for the minimum dominating set problem on unit disk graphs, our approach does not assume a geometric representation of the vertices (specifying the positions of the disks in the plane) to be given as part of the input. The runtime of the PTAS is n O(1/εlog 1/ε). The algorithm accepts any undirected graph as input, and returns a (1 + ε)-approximate minimum dominating set, or a certificate showing that the input graph is no unit disk graph, making the algorithm robust. The PTAS can easily be adapted to other classes of geometric intersection graphs.
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Nieberg, T., Hurink, J. (2006). A PTAS for the Minimum Dominating Set Problem in Unit Disk Graphs. In: Erlebach, T., Persinao, G. (eds) Approximation and Online Algorithms. WAOA 2005. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 3879. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/11671411_23
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