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We provide an algorithm which, with high probability, maintains a $(1-\epsilon)$-approximate maximum flow on an undirected graph undergoing $m$-edge additions in amortized $m^{o(1)} \epsilon^{-3}$ time per update. To obtain this result, we…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2023-11-07 Jan van den Brand , Li Chen , Rasmus Kyng , Yang P. Liu , Richard Peng , Maximilian Probst Gutenberg , Sushant Sachdeva , Aaron Sidford

We show an $(1+\epsilon)$-approximation algorithm for maintaining maximum $s$-$t$ flow under $m$ edge insertions in $m^{1/2+o(1)} \epsilon^{-1/2}$ amortized update time for directed, unweighted graphs. This constitutes the first sublinear…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2022-11-18 Gramoz Goranci , Monika Henzinger

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 $m^{11/8+o(1)}U^{1/4}$ time with high probability.…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2019-11-01 Yang P. Liu , Aaron Sidford

We give an algorithm for computing exact maximum flows on graphs with $m$ edges and integer capacities in the range $[1, U]$ in $\widetilde{O}(m^{\frac{3}{2} - \frac{1}{328}} \log U)$ time. For sparse graphs with polynomially bounded…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2021-06-11 Yu Gao , Yang P. Liu , Richard Peng

Recent advances in dynamic graph processing have enabled the analysis of highly dynamic graphs with change at rates as high as millions of edge changes per second. Solutions in this domain, however, have been demonstrated only for…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2023-11-14 Juntong Luo , Scott Sallinen , Matei Ripeanu

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

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 present an $m^{4/3+o(1)}\log W$-time algorithm for solving the minimum cost flow problem in graphs with unit capacity, where $W$ is the maximum absolute value of any edge weight. For sparse graphs, this improves over the best known…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2020-04-10 Kyriakos Axiotis , Aleksander Mądry , Adrian Vladu

In this paper, we consider the problem of approximating the densest subgraph in the dynamic graph stream model. In this model of computation, the input graph is defined by an arbitrary sequence of edge insertions and deletions and the goal…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2015-06-16 Andrew McGregor , David Tench , Sofya Vorotnikova , Hoa T. Vu

We give an $\widetilde{O}({m^{3/2 - 1/762} \log (U+W))}$ time algorithm for minimum cost flow with capacities bounded by $U$ and costs bounded by $W$. For sparse graphs with general capacities, this is the first algorithm to improve over…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2021-11-22 Kyriakos Axiotis , Aleksander Mądry , Adrian Vladu

Maxflow is a fundamental problem in graph theory and combinatorial optimisation, used to determine the maximum flow from a source node to a sink node in a flow network. It finds applications in diverse domains, including computer networks,…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2025-11-11 Shruthi Kannappan , Ashwina Kumar , Rupesh Nasre

In this paper we present an $\tilde{O}(m\sqrt{n}\log^{O(1)}U)$ time algorithm for solving the maximum flow problem on directed graphs with $m$ edges, $n$ vertices, and capacity ratio $U$. This improves upon the previous fastest running time…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2015-03-06 Yin Tat Lee , Aaron Sidford

We present a parallel algorithm for computing $(1+\epsilon)$-approximate mincost flow on an undirected graph with $m$ edges, where capacities and costs are assigned to both edges and vertices. Our algorithm achieves $\hat{O}(m)$ work and…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2025-10-24 Bernhard Haeupler , Yonggang Jiang , Yaowei Long , Thatchaphol Saranurak , Shengzhe Wang

We present a combinatorial algorithm for computing exact maximum flows in directed graphs with $n$ vertices and edge capacities from $\{1,\dots,U\}$ in $n^{2+o(1)}\log U$ time, which is almost optimal in dense graphs. Our algorithm is a…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2025-09-30 Aaron Bernstein , Joakim Blikstad , Thatchaphol Saranurak , Ta-Wei Tu

We give an algorithm that, with high probability, maintains a $(1-\epsilon)$-approximate $s$-$t$ maximum flow in undirected, uncapacitated $n$-vertex graphs undergoing $m$ edge insertions in $\tilde{O}(m+ n F^*/\epsilon)$ total update time,…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2026-05-22 Gramoz Goranci , Monika Henzinger , Harald Räcke , A. R. Sricharan

We make several advances broadly related to the maintenance of electrical flows in weighted graphs undergoing dynamic resistance updates, including: 1. More efficient dynamic spectral vertex sparsification, achieved by faster length…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2021-12-02 Jan van den Brand , Yu Gao , Arun Jambulapati , Yin Tat Lee , Yang P. Liu , Richard Peng , Aaron Sidford

In this paper we study minimum cut and maximum flow problems on planar graphs, both in static and in dynamic settings. First, we present an algorithm that given an undirected planar graph computes the minimum cut between any two given…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2010-11-23 Giuseppe F. Italiano , Piotr Sankowski

The Maximum Flow (Max-Flow) problem is a cornerstone in graph theory and combinatorial optimization, aiming to determine the largest possible flow from a designated source node to a sink node within a capacitated flow network. It has…

Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing · Computer Science 2025-11-04 Shruthi Kannappan , Ashwina Kumar , Rupesh Nasre

We show a fully dynamic algorithm for maintaining $(1+\epsilon)$-approximate \emph{size} of maximum matching of the graph with $n$ vertices and $m$ edges using $m^{0.5-\Omega_{\epsilon}(1)}$ update time. This is the first polynomial…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2024-04-30 Sayan Bhattacharya , Peter Kiss , Thatchaphol Saranurak

We present an algorithm for computing $s$-$t$ maximum flows in directed graphs in $\widetilde{O}(m^{4/3+o(1)}U^{1/3})$ time. Our algorithm is inspired by potential reduction interior point methods for linear programming. Instead of using…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2020-09-08 Tarun Kathuria
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