The Complexity of Computing Maximin Share Allocations on Graphs

Authors: Gianluigi Greco, Francesco Scarcello2006-2013

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Reproducibility Variable Result LLM Response
Research Type Theoretical First, we show that computing maximin share allocations is FΔP 2 complete, even when focusing on consistent scenarios, that is, where such allocations are a-priori guaranteed to exist. Moreover, the problem remains intractable if all agents have the same type, i.e., have the same utility functions, and if either the values returned by the utility functions are polynomially bounded, or the underlying graphs have a low degree of cyclicity (more precisely, have bounded treewidth). However, if these conditions hold all together, then computing maximin share allocations (or checking that none exists) becomes tractable. The result is established via machineries based on logspace alternating machines that use partial representations of connected bundles, which are interesting in their own.
Researcher Affiliation Academia Gianluigi Greco, Francesco Scarcello University of Calabria 87036 Rende (CS), Italy {gianluigi.greco, francesco.scarcello}@unical.it
Pseudocode Yes Figure 2: Algorithm EXISTBUNDLES
Open Source Code No The paper is purely theoretical and focuses on complexity proofs and algorithm design; it does not mention the release or availability of any open-source code.
Open Datasets No This is a theoretical paper focused on complexity analysis and algorithm design, and it does not involve the use of datasets for training or experimentation.
Dataset Splits No This is a theoretical paper focused on complexity analysis and algorithm design, and it does not involve the use of datasets for validation or experimentation.
Hardware Specification No The paper is theoretical and does not report on experiments, therefore no hardware specifications are mentioned.
Software Dependencies No The paper describes theoretical algorithms and complexity results but does not mention specific software dependencies or version numbers required for implementation.
Experiment Setup No The paper is theoretical and focuses on complexity analysis; it does not include details about an experimental setup or hyperparameters.