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Fractional matchings and covers in infinite hypergraphs

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A strong version of the duality theorem of linear programming is proved for fractional covers and matchings in countable graphs. It is conjectured to hold for general hypergraphs. In Section 2 we show that in countable hypergraphs there does not necessarily exist a maximal matchable set, contrary to the situation in graphs.

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  1. Dept. of Mathematics, Technion — HT, 32000, Haifa, Israel

    Ron Aharoni

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Aharoni, R. Fractional matchings and covers in infinite hypergraphs. Combinatorica 5, 181–184 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02579360

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