grinpy.invariants.independence.max_k_independent_set¶

grinpy.invariants.independence.max_k_independent_set(G, k)¶

Return a largest k-independent set of nodes in G.

The method used is brute force, except when k*=1. In this case, the search starts with subsets of *G with cardinality equal to the annihilation number of G, which was shown by Pepper to be an upper bound for the independence number of a graph, and then continues checking smaller subsets until a maximum independent set is found.

Parameters:	G (NetworkX graph) – An undirected graph. k (int) – A positive integer.
Returns:	A list of nodes comprising a largest k-independent set in G.
Return type:	list