The Densest k Subgraph Problem in b-Outerplanar Graphs
We give an exact O(nk^2) algorithm for finding the densest k subgraph in outerplanar graphs. We extend this to an exact O(nk^2 8^b) algorithm for finding the densest k subgraph in b-outerplanar graphs. Finally, we hypothesize that Baker's PTAS technique will not work for the densest k subgraph problem in planar graphs.
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