Maximum agreement subtree problem

The maximum agreement subtree problem is any of several closely related problems in graph theory and computer science. In all of these problems one is given a collection of trees each containing leaves. The leaves of these trees are given labels from some set with so that no pair of leaves in the same tree sharing the same label, within the same tree the labelling for each leaf is distinct. In this problem one would like to find the largest subset such that the minimal spanning subtrees containing the leaves in , of are the "same" while preserving the labelling.

Formulations

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Maximum homeomorphic agreement subtree[1]

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This version requires that the subtrees   are homeomorphic to one another.

Rooted maximum homeomorphic agreement subtree

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This version is the same as the maximum homeomorphic agreement subtree, but we further assume that   are rooted and that the subtrees   contain the root node. This version of the maximum agreement subtree problem is used for the study of phylogenetic trees.[1] Because of its close ties with phylogeny this formulation is often what is mean when one refers to the "maximum agreement subtree" problem.

Other variants

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There exits other formulations for example the (rooted) maximum isomorphic agreement subtree[1] where we require the subtrees to be isomorphic to one another.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c Amir, A.; Keselman, D. (1997-12-01). "Maximum Agreement Subtree in a Set of Evolutionary Trees: Metrics and Efficient Algorithms". SIAM Journal on Computing. 26 (6): 1656–1669. CiteSeerX 10.1.1.133.6891. doi:10.1137/S0097539794269461. ISSN 0097-5397.
  • Kao, Ming-Yang; Lam, Tak-Wah; Sung, Wing-Kin; Ting, Hing-Fung (August 2001). "An Even Faster and More Unifying Algorithm for Comparing Trees via Unbalanced Bipartite Matchings". Journal of Algorithms. 40 (2): 212–233. arXiv:cs/0101010. doi:10.1006/jagm.2001.1163.