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  text: "Given a fixed finite metric space (V,μ), the {\\em minimum 0-extension problem},
    denoted as 0-Ext[μ], is equivalent to the following optimization problem: minimize
    function of the form minx∈Vn∑ifi(xi)+∑ijcijμ(xi,xj) where cij,cvi are given nonnegative
    costs and fi:V→R are functions given by fi(xi)=∑v∈Vcviμ(xi,v). The computational
    complexity of 0-Ext[μ] has been recently established by Karzanov and by Hirai:
    if metric μ is {\\em orientable modular} then 0-Ext[μ] can be solved in polynomial
    time, otherwise 0-Ext[μ] is NP-hard. To prove the tractability part, Hirai developed
    a theory of discrete convex functions on orientable modular graphs generalizing
    several known classes of functions in discrete convex analysis, such as L♮-convex
    functions. We consider a more general version of the problem in which unary functions
    fi(xi) can additionally have terms of the form cuv;iμ(xi,{u,v}) for {u,v}∈F, where
    set F⊆(V2) is fixed. We extend the complexity classification above by providing
    an explicit condition on (μ,F) for the problem to be tractable. In order to prove
    the tractability part, we generalize Hirai's theory and define a larger class
    of discrete convex functions. It covers, in particular, another well-known class
    of functions, namely submodular functions on an integer lattice. Finally, we improve
    the complexity of Hirai's algorithm for solving 0-Ext on orientable modular graphs.\r\n"
acknowledgement: We thank the anonymous reviewers for their careful reading of our
  manuscript and their many insightful comments and suggestions. Open access funding
  provided by Institute of Science and Technology (IST Austria).
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author:
- first_name: Martin
  full_name: Dvorak, Martin
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  last_name: Dvorak
  orcid: 0000-0001-5293-214X
- first_name: Vladimir
  full_name: Kolmogorov, Vladimir
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  last_name: Kolmogorov
citation:
  ama: Dvorak M, Kolmogorov V. Generalized minimum 0-extension problem and discrete
    convexity. <i>Mathematical Programming</i>. 2025;209:279-322. doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.1007/s10107-024-02064-5">10.1007/s10107-024-02064-5</a>
  apa: Dvorak, M., &#38; Kolmogorov, V. (2025). Generalized minimum 0-extension problem
    and discrete convexity. <i>Mathematical Programming</i>. Springer Nature. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1007/s10107-024-02064-5">https://doi.org/10.1007/s10107-024-02064-5</a>
  chicago: Dvorak, Martin, and Vladimir Kolmogorov. “Generalized Minimum 0-Extension
    Problem and Discrete Convexity.” <i>Mathematical Programming</i>. Springer Nature,
    2025. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1007/s10107-024-02064-5">https://doi.org/10.1007/s10107-024-02064-5</a>.
  ieee: M. Dvorak and V. Kolmogorov, “Generalized minimum 0-extension problem and
    discrete convexity,” <i>Mathematical Programming</i>, vol. 209. Springer Nature,
    pp. 279–322, 2025.
  ista: Dvorak M, Kolmogorov V. 2025. Generalized minimum 0-extension problem and
    discrete convexity. Mathematical Programming. 209, 279–322.
  mla: Dvorak, Martin, and Vladimir Kolmogorov. “Generalized Minimum 0-Extension Problem
    and Discrete Convexity.” <i>Mathematical Programming</i>, vol. 209, Springer Nature,
    2025, pp. 279–322, doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.1007/s10107-024-02064-5">10.1007/s10107-024-02064-5</a>.
  short: M. Dvorak, V. Kolmogorov, Mathematical Programming 209 (2025) 279–322.
corr_author: '1'
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date_created: 2021-09-27T10:48:23Z
date_published: 2025-01-01T00:00:00Z
date_updated: 2026-10-02T11:45:16Z
day: '01'
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doi: 10.1007/s10107-024-02064-5
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keyword:
- minimum 0-extension problem
- metric labeling problem
- discrete metric spaces
- metric extensions
- computational complexity
- valued constraint satisfaction problems
- discrete convex analysis
- L-convex functions
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title: Generalized minimum 0-extension problem and discrete convexity
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