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Shortest Vertex-Disjoint Two-Face Paths in Planar Graphs

Data Structures and Algorithms 2008-02-21 v1 Combinatorics

Abstract

Let GG be a directed planar graph of complexity nn, each arc having a nonnegative length. Let ss and tt be two distinct faces of GG; let s1,...,sks_1,...,s_k be vertices incident with ss; let t1,...,tkt_1,...,t_k be vertices incident with tt. We give an algorithm to compute kk pairwise vertex-disjoint paths connecting the pairs (si,ti)(s_i,t_i) in GG, with minimal total length, in O(knlogn)O(kn\log n) time.

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@article{arxiv.0802.2845,
  title  = {Shortest Vertex-Disjoint Two-Face Paths in Planar Graphs},
  author = {Eric Colin De Verdière and Alexander Schrijver},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0802.2845},
  year   = {2008}
}
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