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Original Articles

The algebra of stable marriages

Pages 227-243 | Received 01 Jun 1986, Published online: 19 Mar 2007
 

Abstract

In this paper, we introduce the algebraic operation (sum and product) of two marriages as well as two preferences by which we are able to study the maximum problem of stable marriages. For any two positive integers n 1 and n 2, the maximum function of stable marriages satisfies

This presents a partial answer to a problem of D. E. Knuth.

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