Graph editing to a given degree sequence

Abstract

We investigate the parameterized complexity of the graph editing problem called Editing to a Graph with a Given Degree Sequence where the aim is to obtain a graph with a given degree sequence s by at most k vertex or edge deletions and edge additions. We show that the problem is W[1]-hard when parameterized by k for any combination of the allowed editing operations. From the positive side, we show that the problem can be solved in time 2O(k(Δ+k)2)n2 log n for n-vertex graphs, where Δ = maxσ, i.e., the problem is FPT when parameterized by k+Δ.We also show that Editing to a Graph with a Given Degree Sequence has a polynomial kernel when parameterized by k + Δ if only edge additions are allowed, and there is no polynomial kernel unless NP ⊆ coNP/poly for all other combinations of allowed editing operations.