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The shortest path problem is related to many dynamic processes on networks, ranging from routing in communication networks to signaling in molecular interaction networks. When the network is fully known, the shortest path problem can be…

Physics and Society · Physics 2026-02-05 Zhihao Qiu , Sámuel G. Balogh , Xinhan Liu , Piet Van Mieghem , Maksim Kitsak

Spreading according to simple rules (e.g. of fire or diseases), and shortest-path distances are studied on d-dimensional systems with a small density p per site of long-range connections (``Small-World'' lattices). The volume V(t) covered…

Disordered Systems and Neural Networks · Physics 2009-10-31 Cristian F. Moukarzel

Finding efficient algorithms to explore large networks with the aim of recovering information about their structure is an open problem. Here, we investigate this challenge by proposing a model in which random walkers with previously…

Adaptation and Self-Organizing Systems · Physics 2015-06-04 Luce Prignano , Yamir Moreno , Albert Diaz-Guilera

We have obtained the universal conductance distribution of two-dimensional disordered systems in the strongly localized limit. This distribution is directly related to the Tracy-Widom distribution, which has recently appeared in many…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2009-06-24 J. Prior , A. M. Somoza , M. Ortuno

In this paper we present an analytic study of sampled networks in the case of some important shortest-path sampling models. We present analytic formulas for the probability of edge discovery in the case of an evolving and a static network…

Disordered Systems and Neural Networks · Physics 2013-05-29 Attila Fekete , Gábor Vattay

In this article, we present an invariance principle for the paths of the directed random polymer in space dimension two in the subcritical intermediate disorder regime. More precisely, the distribution of diffusively rescaled polymer paths…

Probability · Mathematics 2025-07-21 Simon Gabriel

We investigate the problem of locating the source of diffusion in complex networks without complete knowledge of nodes' states. Some currently known methods assume the information travels via a single, shortest path, which by assumption is…

Physics and Society · Physics 2019-01-14 Łukasz Gajewski , Krzysztof Suchecki , Janusz Hołyst

The problem of providing meaningful routing directions over road networks is of great importance. In many real-life cases, the fastest route may not be the ideal choice for providing directions in written, spoken text, or for an unfamiliar…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2013-09-18 Dimitris Sacharidis , Panagiotis Bouros

Understanding the optimization dynamics of neural networks is necessary for closing the gap between theory and practice. Stochastic first-order optimization algorithms are known to efficiently locate favorable minima in deep neural…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2023-06-22 Charles Guille-Escuret , Hiroki Naganuma , Kilian Fatras , Ioannis Mitliagkas

Recent studies have established a connection between the macroscopic mechanical response of polymeric materials and the statistics of the shortest path (SP) length between distant nodes in the polymer network. Since these statistics can be…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2024-04-02 Zhenyuan Zhang , Shaswat Mohanty , Jose Blanchet , Wei Cai

Recently, motivated by the pioneer works in revealing the small-world effect and scale-free property of various real-life networks, many scientists devote themselves to studying complex networks. In this paper, we give a brief review on the…

Physics and Society · Physics 2007-05-23 Bing-Hong Wang , Tao Zhou

The urban road networks of the 20 largest German cities have been analysed, based on a detailed database providing the geographical positions as well as the travel-times for network sizes up to 37,000 nodes and 87,000 links. As the human…

Physics and Society · Physics 2007-05-23 Stefan Lämmer , Björn Gehlsen , Dirk Helbing

Update rules for learning in dynamic time warping spaces are based on optimal warping paths between parameter and input time series. In general, optimal warping paths are not unique resulting in adverse effects in theory and practice. Under…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2018-03-05 Brijnesh J. Jain , David Schultz

This paper addresses the problem of planning time-optimal trajectories for multiple cooperative agents along specified paths through a static road network. Vehicle interactions at intersections create non-trivial decisions, with complex…

Robotics · Computer Science 2018-10-08 Philip Gun , Andrew Hill , Robin Vujanic

Minimising the longest travel distance for a group of mobile robots with interchangeable goals requires knowledge of the shortest length paths between all robots and goal destinations. Determining the exact length of the shortest paths in…

Robotics · Computer Science 2023-06-19 Tony A. Wood , Maryam Kamgarpour

Performing random walks in networks is a fundamental primitive that has found numerous applications in communication networks such as token management, load balancing, network topology discovery and construction, search, and peer-to-peer…

Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing · Computer Science 2012-01-12 Atish Das Sarma , Anisur Rahaman Molla , Gopal Pandurangan

Let $G$ be a directed graph on finitely many vertices and edges, and assign a positive weight to each edge on $G$. Fix vertices $u$ and $v$ and consider the set of paths that start at $u$ and end at $v$, self-intersecting in any number of…

Probability · Mathematics 2013-06-13 R. Edwards , E. Foxall , T. J. Perkins

Computing the shortest path between two given locations in a road network is an important problem that finds applications in various map services and commercial navigation products. The state-of-the-art solutions for the problem can be…

Databases · Computer Science 2012-02-01 Lingkun Wu , Xiaokui Xiao , Dingxiong Deng , Gao Cong , Andy Diwen Zhu , Shuigeng Zhou

The current paper deals with the subject of shortest path routing in transportation networks (in terms of travelling time), where the speed in several of the network's roads is a function of the time interval. The main contribution of the…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2016-01-08 Costas K. Constantinou , Georgios Ellinas , Christos Panayiotou , Marios Polycarpou

Designing sparse directed spanners, which are subgraphs that approximately maintain distance constraints, has attracted sustained interest in TCS, especially due to their wide applicability, as well as the difficulty to obtain tight…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2025-09-17 Elena Grigorescu , Nithish Kumar Kumar , Young-San Lin