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A graph with n vertices is 1-planar if it can be drawn in the plane such that each edge is crossed at most once, and is optimal if it has the maximum of 4n-8 edges. We show that optimal 1-planar graphs can be recognized in linear time. Our…

Discrete Mathematics · Computer Science 2018-01-25 Franz J. Brandenburg

In this paper we show an O(n^(3/2) log^2 n) time algorithm for finding a maximum flow in a planar graph with multiple sources and multiple sinks. This is the fastest algorithm whose running time depends only on the number of vertices in the…

Discrete Mathematics · Computer Science 2010-12-30 Yahav Nussbaum

We give an algorithm for finding the arboricity of a weighted, undirected graph, defined as the minimum number of spanning forests that cover all edges of the graph, in $\sqrt{n} m^{1+o(1)}$ time. This improves on the previous best bound of…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2025-07-22 Ruoxu Cen , Henry Fleischmann , George Z. Li , Jason Li , Debmalya Panigrahi

We present a linear-time algorithm for simplifying flow networks on directed planar graphs: Given a directed planar graph on $n$ vertices, a source vertex $s$ and a sink vertex $t$, our algorithm removes all the arcs that do not participate…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2018-05-09 Jittat Fakcharoenphol , Bundit Laekhanukit , Pattara Sukprasert

Consider the complete n-vertex graph whose edge-lengths are independent exponentially distributed random variables. Simultaneously for each pair of vertices, put a constant flow between them along the shortest path. Each edge gets some…

Probability · Mathematics 2007-08-06 David J. Aldous , Shankar Bhamidi

We give an $O(n^{1.5}\log n)$ time algorithm for finding the maximum flow in a directed planar graph with multiple sources and a single sink. The techniques generalize to a subquadratic time algorithm for bounded genus graphs.

Discrete Mathematics · Computer Science 2010-09-03 Glencora Borradaile , Christian Wulff-Nilsen

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…

Discrete Mathematics · Computer Science 2011-05-12 Glencora Borradaile , Philip N. Klein , Shay Mozes , Yahav Nussbaum , Christian Wulff-Nilsen

We study the maximum $s,t$-flow oracle problem on planar directed graphs where the goal is to design a data structure answering max $s,t$-flow value (or equivalently, min $s,t$-cut value) queries for arbitrary source-target pairs $(s,t)$.…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2023-11-03 Adam Karczmarz

We give an algorithm that computes exact maximum flows and minimum-cost flows on directed graphs with $m$ edges and polynomially bounded integral demands, costs, and capacities in $m^{1+o(1)}$ time. Our algorithm builds the flow through a…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2022-04-26 Li Chen , Rasmus Kyng , Yang P. Liu , Richard Peng , Maximilian Probst Gutenberg , Sushant Sachdeva

The vertex connectivity of an $m$-edge $n$-vertex undirected graph is the smallest number of vertices whose removal disconnects the graph, or leaves only a singleton vertex. In this paper, we give a reduction from the vertex connectivity…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2021-04-12 Jason Li , Danupon Nanongkai , Debmalya Panigrahi , Thatchaphol Saranurak , Sorrachai Yingchareonthawornchai

The maximum edge-weight clique problem is to find a clique whose sum of edge-weight is the maximum for a given edge-weighted undirected graph. The problem is NP-hard and some branch-and-bound algorithms have been proposed. In this paper, we…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2018-10-25 Satoshi Shimizu , Kazuaki Yamaguchi , Sumio Masuda

We examine the Maximum Independent Set Problem in an undirected graph. The main result is that this problem can be considered as the solving the same problem in a subclass of the weighted normal twin-orthogonal graphs. The problem is…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2016-03-08 Anatoly D. Plotnikov

In 2013, Orlin proved that the max flow problem could be solved in $O(nm)$ time. His algorithm ran in $O(nm + m^{1.94})$ time, which was the fastest for graphs with fewer than $n^{1.06}$ arcs. If the graph was not sufficiently sparse, the…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2019-10-14 James B. Orlin , Xiao-Yue Gong

We give an iterative algorithm for finding the maximum flow between a set of sources and sinks that lie on the boundary of a planar graph. Our algorithm uses only O(n) queries to simple data structures, achieving an O(n log n) running time…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2013-06-25 Glencora Borradaile , Anna Harutyunyan

We present a randomized augmenting paths-based algorithm to compute the maximum flow in a directed, uncapacitated graph in almost $m+nF$ time, matching the algorithm of Karger and Levine for undirected graphs (SICOMP 2015). Combined with an…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2026-04-17 Jason Li

We give an algorithm to find a minimum cut in an edge-weighted directed graph with $n$ vertices and $m$ edges in $\tilde O(n\cdot \max(m^{2/3}, n))$ time. This improves on the 30 year old bound of $\tilde O(nm)$ obtained by Hao and Orlin…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2021-11-18 Ruoxu Cen , Jason Li , Danupon Nanongkai , Debmalya Panigrahi , Kent Quanrud , Thatchaphol Saranurak

In this paper we provide an algorithm which given any $m$-edge $n$-vertex directed graph with integer capacities at most $U$ computes a maximum $s$-$t$ flow for any vertices $s$ and $t$ in $m^{4/3+o(1)}U^{1/3}$ time. This improves upon the…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2020-04-16 Yang P. Liu , Aaron Sidford

We provide two constructions for $t$ edge-disjoint maximal outerplanar graphs on every number of $n \geq 4t$ vertices. The bound on the minimum number of vertices is tight. These constructions yield the existence of optimal…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2026-01-12 Yuto Okada , Yota Otachi , Lena Volk

We develop a new technique for computing maximum flow in directed planar graphs with multiple sources and a single sink that significantly deviates from previously known techniques for flow problems. This gives rise to an…

Discrete Mathematics · Computer Science 2011-05-11 Philip N. Klein , Shay Mozes

A graph is 1-planar if it can be drawn in the plane such that each edge is crossed at most once. A graph, together with a 1-planar drawing is called 1-plane. Brandenburg et al. showed that there are maximal 1-planar graphs with only…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2015-09-21 János Barát , Géza Tóth