Title
A fixed-point approach to stable matchings and some applications
Abstract
We describe a fixed-point based approach to the theory of bipartite stable matchings. By this, we provide a common framework that links together seemingly distant results, like the stable marriage theorem of Gale and Shapley, the Mendelsohn-Dulmage theorem, the Kundu-Lawler theorem, Tarski's fixed-point theorem, the Cantor-Bernstein theorem, Pym's linking theorem, or the monochromatic path theorem of Sands et al. In this framework, we formulate a matroid-generalization of the stable marriage theorem and study the lattice structure of generalized stable matchings. Based on the theory of lattice polyhedra and blocking polyhedra, we extend results of Vande Vate and Rothblum on the bipartite stable matching polytope.
Year
DOI
Venue
2003
10.1287/moor.28.1.103.14256
Math. Oper. Res.
Keywords
DocType
Volume
Kundu-Lawler theorem,generalized stable matchings,bipartite stable matchings,Cantor-Bernstein theorem,common framework,monochromatic path theorem,fixed-point theorem,fixed-point approach,Mendelsohn-Dulmage theorem,bipartite stable matching polytope,stable marriage theorem
Journal
28
Issue
ISSN
Citations 
1
0364-765X
72
PageRank 
References 
Authors
5.23
10
1
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Tamás Fleiner124127.45