An $n^{5/2} $ Algorithm for Maximum Matchings in Bipartite Graphs

John E. Hopcroft, Richard M. Karp

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Abstract

The present paper shows how to construct a maximum matching in a bipartite graph with n vertices and m edges in a number of computation steps proportional to $(m + n)\sqrt n $.

Journal: SIAM Journal on Computing

Publisher: Society for Industrial & Applied Mathematics (SIAM)

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