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Multiple-Source Multiple-Sink Maximum Flow in Directed Planar Graphs in Near-Linear Time

Discrete Mathematics 2011-05-12 v1 Data Structures and Algorithms

Abstract

We give an O(n log^3 n) algorithm that, given an n-node directed planar graph with arc capacities, a set of source nodes, and a set of sink nodes, finds a maximum flow from the sources to the sinks. Previously, the fastest algorithms known for this problem were those for general graphs.

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@article{arxiv.1105.2228,
  title  = {Multiple-Source Multiple-Sink Maximum Flow in Directed Planar Graphs in Near-Linear Time},
  author = {Glencora Borradaile and Philip N. Klein and Shay Mozes and Yahav Nussbaum and Christian Wulff-Nilsen},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1105.2228},
  year   = {2011}
}

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18 pages, 1 figure

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