On the tractability of the maximum clique problem
Abstract
The maximum clique problem is a classical NP-complete problem in graph theory and has important applications in many domains. In this paper we show, in a partially non-constructive way, the existence of an exact polynomial-time algorithm for this problem. We outline the algorithm in pseudo-code style. Then we prove its exactness and efficiency by analysis.
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