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In mathematics, the word blossom refers to a functional in numerical analysis, and to a special type of subgraph in graph theory. [edit] Numerical analysisIn numerical analysis, a blossom is a functional that can be applied to any polynomial, but is mostly used for Bezier and spline curves and surfaces. The blossom of a polynomial f is often denoted The Blossom of a functional is completely characterised by the three properties:
[edit] Graph theoryIn graph theory, a blossom is a subgraph of a given graph with an odd number of vertices, in which there exists a matching that matches any subset of all but one vertex. Blossoms play a key role in Jack Edmonds' algorithms for maximum matching and minimum weight perfect matching in nonbipartite graphs. In general, a graph with n vertices in which any subset of n-1 vertices has a perfect matching is called a factor-critical graph. A blossom is thus a factor-critical subgraph of any graph. [edit] References
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