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Commit 17c5d798 authored by Jane Tan's avatar Jane Tan
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......@@ -858,9 +858,9 @@ Before going further, let us recall some notions about treewidth.
$(T,\beta)$, where $T$ is a rooted tree and $\beta:V(T)\to 2^{V(G)}$
assigns a \emph{bag} to each of its nodes, such that
\begin{itemize}
\item for each $uv\in E(G)$, there exists $x\in V(T)$ such that
\item for each edge $uv\in E(G)$, there exists $x\in V(T)$ such that
$u,v\in\beta(x)$, and
\item for each $v\in V(G)$, the set $\{x\in V(T):v\in\beta(x)\}$ is
\item for each vertex $v\in V(G)$, the set $\{x\in V(T):v\in\beta(x)\}$ is
non-empty and induces a connected subtree of $T$.
\end{itemize}
For nodes $x,y\in V(T)$, we write $x\preceq y$ if $x=y$ or $x$ is a descendant of $y$ in $T$.
......@@ -877,13 +877,13 @@ how to prove that disk graphs of thickness $t$ are fractionally treewidth-fragil
We first consider unit disk graphs.
By partitioning the plane with a random grid $\HH$ with square cells of side-length $2k$, any unit disk has probability $1/2k$
of intersecting a vertical (resp. horizontal) line of the grid. Using a union bound, any disk has probability at most $1/k$ of intersecting
the grid. Using this probability distribution, we show that removing the disks intersected by the grid leads to a
the grid. Using this probability distribution, we show that removing the disks that intersect the grid leads to a
unit disk graph of bounded treewidth. Indeed, in such a graph any connected component corresponds to unit disks contained in the
same cell of the grid. Each cell has area bounded by $4k^2$, so there are at most $16tk^2/\pi$ disks contained in a cell.
This bounds the size of any connected component, and so the treewidth is also bounded.
This bounds the size of any connected component, and the treewidth is also bounded.
Note that the above distribution also works if we are given
disks whose diameter lie in a certain range. That is, for any diameter $\delta$ with $1/c \le \delta \le 1$, applying the same process
The preceding distribution also works if we are given
disks whose diameter lie in a certain range. For any diameter $\delta$ with $1/c \le \delta \le 1$, applying the same process
with a random grid of $2k\times 2k$ cells ensures that any disk is deleted with probability at most $1/k$, and the
connected components have size at most $4tc^2k^2/\pi$. Dealing with arbitrary disk graphs (with any diameter $\delta$ in the range
$0< \delta \le 1$) necessitates deleting more disks. This can be handled by partitioning each $(2k\times 2k)$-cell in a quadtree-like manner.
......@@ -891,7 +891,7 @@ Now a disk with diameter between $\ell /2$ and $\ell$ (with $\ell =1/2^i$ for so
in a $(2k\ell \times 2k\ell)$-cell of a quadtree. It is straightforward to see that each disk is deleted with probability at most $1/k$.
To prove that the remaining graph has bounded treewidth, one should consider the following tree decomposition $(T,\beta)$. Here, the tree $T$ is obtained by linking the roots of the quadtrees used (as trees) to a new common root.
Then for a $(2k\ell \times 2k\ell)$-cell $C$, $\beta(C)$ contains all disks of diameter at least $\ell/2$ intersecting $C$.
To see that such bag is bounded, consider the $((2k+1)\ell \times (2k+1)\ell)$ square $C'$ centered on $C$, and note that any
To see that such bag is bounded, consider the $(2k+1)\ell \times (2k+1)\ell$ square $C'$ centered on $C$, and note that any
disk in $\beta(C)$ intersects $C'$ on an area at least $\pi\ell^2/16$. This implies that $|\beta(C)| \le 16t(2k+1)^2 / \pi$.
Let us now give a detailed proof in a more general setting.
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