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In the decremental single-source shortest paths (SSSP) problem, the input is an undirected graph $G=(V,E)$ with $n$ vertices and $m$ edges undergoing edge deletions, together with a fixed source vertex $s\in V$. The goal is to maintain a…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2020-09-21 Julia Chuzhoy , Thatchaphol Saranurak

In this paper, we show new strongly polynomial work-depth tradeoffs for computing single-source shortest paths (SSSP) in non-negatively weighted directed graphs in parallel. Most importantly, we prove that directed SSSP can be solved within…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2025-10-23 Adam Karczmarz , Wojciech Nadara , Marek Sokołowski

We consider the fundamental algorithmic problem of finding a cycle of minimum weight in a weighted graph. In particular, we show that the minimum weight cycle problem in an undirected n-node graph with edge weights in {1,...,M} or in a…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2011-04-15 Liam Roditty , Virginia Vassilevska Williams

The Single-Source Shortest Path (SSSP) problem is well-known for the challenges in developing fast, practical, and work-efficient parallel algorithms. This work introduces a novel shortest path search method. It allows paths with different…

Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing · Computer Science 2025-06-25 Huashan Yu , Xiaolin Wang , Yingwei Luo

Cycle packing is a fundamental problem in optimization, graph theory, and algorithms. Motivated by recent advancements in finding vertex-disjoint paths between a specified set of vertices that either minimize the total length of the paths…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2024-10-28 Matthias Bentert , Fedor V. Fomin , Petr A. Golovach , Tuukka Korhonen , William Lochet , Fahad Panolan , M. S. Ramanujan , Saket Saurabh , Kirill Simonov

Consider the single-source shortest paths problem on a directed graph with real-valued edge weights. We solve this problem in $O(n^{2.5}\log^{4.5}n)$ time, improving on prior work of Fineman (STOC 2024) and Huang-Jin-Quanrud (SODA 2025,…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2025-11-18 George Z. Li , Jason Li , Satish Rao , Junkai Zhang

We present an algorithm for the k shortest simple path problem on weighted directed graphs (kSSP) that is based on Eppstein's algorithm for a similar problem in which paths are allowed to contain cycles. In contrast to most other algorithms…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2016-01-13 Denis Kurz , Petra Mutzel

Given an arbitrary, non-negatively weighted, directed graph $G=(V,E)$ we present an algorithm that computes all pairs shortest paths in time $\mathcal{O}(m^* n + m \lg n + nT_\psi(m^*, n))$, where $m^*$ is the number of different edges…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2013-01-01 Andrej Brodnik , Marko Grgurovič

Modern graphs are both large and dynamic, presenting significant challenges for fundamental queries, such as the Single-Source Shortest Path (SSSP) problem. Naively recomputing the SSSP tree after each topology change is prohibitively…

Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing · Computer Science 2025-12-15 Parshan Javanrood , Matei Ripeanu

The Travelling Salesman Problem (TSP), finding a minimal weighted Hamilton cycle in a graph, is a typical problem in operation research and combinatorial optimization. In this paper, based on some novel properties on Hamilton graphs, we…

Discrete Mathematics · Computer Science 2021-04-28 Heping Jiang

In this paper we consider the decremental single-source shortest paths (SSSP) problem, where given a graph $G$ and a source node $s$ the goal is to maintain shortest distances between $s$ and all other nodes in $G$ under a sequence of…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2017-05-30 Aaron Bernstein

In the dynamic Single-Source Shortest Paths (SSSP) problem, we are given a graph $G=(V,E)$ subject to edge insertions and deletions and a source vertex $s\in V$, and the goal is to maintain the distance $d(s,t)$ for all $t\in V$.…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2020-01-30 Maximilian Probst Gutenberg , Virginia Vassilevska Williams , Nicole Wein

Consider a directed or an undirected graph with integral edge weights from the set [-W, W], that does not contain negative weight cycles. In this paper, we introduce a general framework for solving problems on such graphs using matrix…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2012-08-20 Marek Cygan , Harold N. Gabow , Piotr Sankowski

We study the use of machine learning techniques to solve a fundamental shortest path problem, known as the single-source many-targets shortest path problem (SSMTSP). Given a directed graph with non-negative edge weights, our goal is to…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2023-03-07 Willem Feijen , Guido Schäfer

In the decremental $(1+\epsilon)$-approximate Single-Source Shortest Path (SSSP) problem, we are given a graph $G=(V,E)$ with $n = |V|, m = |E|$, undergoing edge deletions, and a distinguished source $s \in V$, and we are asked to process…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2020-01-30 Maximilian Probst Gutenberg , Christian Wulff-Nilsen

In the $k$-Disjoint Shortest Paths ($k$-DSP) problem, we are given a weighted graph $G$ on $n$ nodes and $m$ edges with specified source vertices $s_1, \dots, s_k$, and target vertices $t_1, \dots, t_k$, and are tasked with determining if…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2024-05-13 Shyan Akmal , Virginia Vassilevska Williams , Nicole Wein

We present the first deterministic nearly-linear time algorithm for single-source shortest paths with negative edge weights on directed graphs: given a directed graph $G$ with $n$ vertices, $m$ edges whose weights are integer in…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2025-11-12 Bernhard Haeupler , Yonggang Jiang , Thatchaphol Saranurak

The Shortest-Path Problem in Graph of Convex Sets (SPP in GCS) is a recently developed optimization framework that blends discrete and continuous decision making. Many relevant problems in robotics, such as collision-free motion planning,…

The Constraint Shortest Path (CSP) problem is as follows. An $n$-vertex graph is given, each edge/arc assigned two weights. Let us call them "cost" and "length" for definiteness. Finding a min-cost upper-bounded length path between a given…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2022-04-12 Adil Erzin , Roman Plotnikov , Ilya Ladygin

We introduce stronger notions for approximate single-source shortest-path distances, show how to efficiently compute them from weaker standard notions, and demonstrate the algorithmic power of these new notions and transformations. One…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2022-11-01 Václav Rozhoň , Bernhard Haeupler , Anders Martinsson , Christoph Grunau , Goran Zuzic