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A consistent path system in a graph $G$ is an intersection-closed collection of paths, with exactly one path between any two vertices in $G$. We call $G$ metrizable if every consistent path system in it is the system of geodesic paths…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2023-11-17 Maria Chudnovsky , Daniel Cizma , Nati Linial

introduce {\sc Planar Disjoint Paths Completion}, a completion counterpart of the Disjoint Paths problem, and study its parameterized complexity. The problem can be stated as follows: given a, not necessarily connected, plane graph $G,$ $k$…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2015-11-18 Isolde Adler , Stavros G. Kolliopoulos , Dimitrios M. Thilikos

We introduce and study the 1-planar packing problem: Given $k$ graphs with $n$ vertices $G_1, \dots, G_k$, find a 1-planar graph that contains the given graphs as edge-disjoint spanning subgraphs. We mainly focus on the case when each $G_i$…

We consider two variational models for transport networks, an urban planning and a branched transport model, in both of which there is a preference for networks that collect and transport lots of mass together rather than transporting all…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2017-11-16 Alessio Brancolini , Benedikt Wirth

In the problem Fault-Tolerant Path (FTP), we are given an edge-weighted directed graph G = (V, E), a subset U \subseteq E of vulnerable edges, two vertices s, t \in V, and integers k and \ell. The task is to decide whether there exists a…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2025-06-23 Matthias Bentert , Fedor V. Fomin , Petr A. Golovach , Laure Morelle

Given a connected undirected weighted graph, we are concerned with problems related to partitioning the graph. First of all we look for the closest disconnected graph (the minimum cut problem), here with respect to the Euclidean norm. We…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2017-12-19 Eleonora Andreotti , Dominik Edelmann , Nicola Guglielmi , Christian Lubich

A classical Tur\'an problem asks for the maximum possible number of edges in a graph of a given order that does not contain a particular graph $H$ as a subgraph. It is well-known that the chromatic number of $H$ is the graph parameter which…

Minimum flow decomposition (MFD) -- the problem of finding a minimum set of weighted source-to-sink paths that perfectly decomposes a flow -- is a classical problem in Computer Science, and variants of it are powerful models in different…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2023-01-18 Fernando H. C. Dias , Lucia Williams , Brendan Mumey , Alexandru I. Tomescu

Given a set of paths $P$ we define the \emph{Path Covering with Forest Number} of $P$} (PCFN($P$)) as the minimum size of a set $F$ of forests satisfying that every path in $P$ is contained in at least one forest in $F$. We show that…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2022-10-25 Lorenzo Balzotti

We introduce and analyze a model of a multi-directed Eulerian network, that is a directed and weighted network where a path exists that passes through all the edges of the network once and only once. Networks of this type can be used to…

Physics and Society · Physics 2009-11-13 A. P. Masucci , G. J. Rodgers

We exhibit a characteristic structure of the class of all regular graphs of degree d that stems from the spectra of their adjacency matrices. The structure has a fractal threadlike appearance. Points with coordinates given by the mean and…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2007-08-30 V. Ejov , J. A. Filar , S. K. Lucas , P. Zograf

A weighted (directed) graph is a (directed) graph with integer weights assigned to its vertices and edges. The weight of a subgraph is the sum of weights of vertices and edges in the subgraph. The problem of determining the largest order…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2024-07-02 Ajit A. Diwan

We consider the problem of estimating the topology of multiple networks from nodal observations, where these networks are assumed to be drawn from the same (unknown) random graph model. We adopt a graphon as our random graph model, which is…

Machine Learning · Statistics 2022-12-21 Madeline Navarro , Santiago Segarra

Minimum flow decomposition (MFD) is the strongly NP-hard problem of finding a smallest set of integer weighted $s$-$t$ paths in an $s$-$t$ DAG $G$ whose weighted sum is equal to a given flow $f$ on $G$. Despite its many practical…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2025-12-01 Andreas Grigorjew , Wanchote Jiamjitrak , Brendan Mumey , Alexandru I. Tomescu

Atomic partial charges are crucial parameters for Molecular Dynamics (MD) simulations, molecular mechanics calculations, and virtual screening, as they determine the electrostatic contributions to interaction energies. Current methods for…

Computational Physics · Physics 2019-09-18 Yuanqing Wang , Josh Fass , Chaya D. Stern , Kun Luo , John Chodera

Flows over time are used to model many real-world logistic and routing problems. The networks underlying such problems -- streets, tracks, etc. -- are inherently undirected and directions are only imposed on them to reduce the danger of…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2014-10-03 Ashwin Arulselvan , Martin Groß , Martin Skutella

The fractal nature of graphs has traditionally been investigated by using the nodes of networks as the basic units. Here, instead, we propose to concentrate on the graph edges, and introduce a practical and computationally not demanding…

Physics and Society · Physics 2017-04-05 Sarika Jalan , Alok Yadav , Camellia Sarkar , Stefano Boccaletti

We consider the NP-complete problem of tracking paths in a graph, first introduced by Banik et. al. [3]. Given an undirected graph with a source $s$ and a destination $t$, find the smallest subset of vertices whose intersection with any…

Discrete Mathematics · Computer Science 2019-10-01 David Eppstein , Michael T. Goodrich , James A. Liu , Pedro Matias

We propose numerical schemes for the approximate solution of problems defined on the edges of a one-dimensional graph. In particular, we consider linear transport and a drift-diffusion equations, and discretize them by extending Finite…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2024-11-01 Beatrice Crippa , Anna Scotti , Andrea Villa

In this paper, we address the numerical solution of the Optimal Transport Problem on undirected weighted graphs, taking the shortest path distance as transport cost. The optimal solution is obtained from the long-time limit of the gradient…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2020-09-29 Enrico Facca , Michele Benzi