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    Fixed points and 2-cycles of synchronous dynamic coloring processes on trees
    (Springer, 2022-06-25)
    This paper considers synchronous discrete-time dynamical systems on graphs based on the threshold model. It is well known that after a finite number of rounds these systems either reach a fixed point or enter a 2-cycle. The problem of finding the fixed points for this type of dynamical system is in general both NP-hard and #P-complete. In this paper we give a surprisingly simple graph-theoretic characterization of fixed points and 2-cycles for the class of finite trees. Thus, the class of trees is the first nontrivial graph class for which a complete characterization of fixed points exists. This characterization enables us to provide bounds for the total number of fixed points and pure 2-cycles. It also leads to an output-sensitive algorithm to efficiently generate these states.
    Publicationtype: Conference Paper
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