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Let G be a graph on n vertices that does not have odd cycles of lengths 3, . . ., 2κ − 1. We present an efficient distributed algorithm that finds in O(logD n) steps (D = D(k)) matching M, such that |M| ≥ (1 − α)|M*|, where M* is a maximum matching in G, α = 1/k+1.
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Czygrinow, A., Hańćkowiak, M. (2003). Distributed Algorithm for Better Approximation of the Maximum Matching. In: Warnow, T., Zhu, B. (eds) Computing and Combinatorics. COCOON 2003. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 2697. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-45071-8_26
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