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subgraph isomorphism

(classic problem)

Definition: Decide if there is a subgraph of one graph which is isomorphic to another graph.

Note: This is known to be NP-complete. After [ATCH99, page 6-21].

Author: PEB

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Paul E. Black, "subgraph isomorphism", in Dictionary of Algorithms and Data Structures [online], Paul E. Black, ed. 17 December 2004. (accessed TODAY) Available from: https://www.nist.gov/dads/HTML/subgraphiso.html