Polynomial-time solvability conjecture for MOTJ and SOC

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Let MOTJ denote the problem of deciding, for an undirected graph G=(V,E)G=(V,E) with rational edge weights w:E→Qw:E\to\mathbb{Q}, a set T⊆VT\subseteq V, and k∈Qk\in\mathbb{Q}, whether there is an odd TT-join of total weight at most kk. Let SOC denote the corresponding problem of finding a minimum-weight odd cycle. Polynomial-time solvability conjecture. MOTJ and SOC can be solved in polynomial time. A randomized polynomial-time algorithm places MOTJ in the class RP⁡\operatorname{RP}, so polynomial-time solvability remains conjectural; the source presents these problems as potentially more tractable than the shortest odd path problem.

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Ildikó Schlotter and András Sebő, “Odd Paths, Cycles and T-joins: Connections and Algorithms”, arXiv:2211.12862 (2023).

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