Is there ever a reason to use cycles in a flow graph? - ANSWER -No
Flow Network Constraints: Capacity Constraint - ANSWER -For all edges, the
flow must be larger than zero, but less than the capacity of that edge
Goal of Flow Problem - ANSWER -Maximize the flow out of the source (or into
the sink) of maximum size while satisfying the capacity and conservation of flow
constraints.
Flow Network Constraints: Conservation of Flow - ANSWER -For all vertices
(other than the starting (source) and ending (sink) vertices), the flow into v must
equal the flow out of v.
Ford-Fulkerson Algo - ANSWER -1. Start with f_e = 0 for all edges
2. Build the residual network for current flow
3. Find st-path in residual network
- if no such path then output f
4. Let c(p) = min(c_e - f_e); this is available capacity along some path
5. Augment f by c(p) along p
- for forward edges increase flow by c(p)
- for backward edge, decrease flow by c(p)
6. Repeat
Residual Network - ANSWER -For flow network G = (V, E) with c_e for edges
and f_e for flows:
1. If there exists an edge vw where f_vw < c_vw, add vw to residual network with
capacity c_vw - f_aw
2. If there exists an edge vw where f_vw > 0, then add wv to residual network with
capacity f_vw
, Note: 1 shows available forwards capacities and 2 shows residual backward
capacities.
Ford-Fulkerson Runtime - ANSWER -Need to assume all capacities are integers.
This will allow flow to always increase by at least 1 unit per round. If C is the
maxflow, then there are at most C rounds. Each round of FF takes O(m), so the
total time is O(mC), which is pseudo-polynomial
What is the time to check whether or not a flow is a max flow - ANSWER -- O(n
+ m)
1. Build the residual graph takes O(n + m) time
2. Checking if there's a path from s to t using DFS, which takes linear time.
Capacity of a Cut - ANSWER -Sum of capacities (edges) going from cut L to cut
R
Max-flow = Min st-cut - ANSWER -Size of Max-flow = min capacity of a st-cut
Cut Property: Key Ideas - ANSWER -1. Take a tree T, add an edge e* will create
a cycle. Removing any edge of the cycle we'll get a new tree
2. A minimum weight edge across a cut is part of a MST
Runtime: Confirm a vertex exists - ANSWER -O(1)
Runtime: Confirm edge exists - ANSWER -O(m)
Runtime: Explore entire graph - ANSWER -O(n + m)
x mod N = - ANSWER -x = qN + r
Basic Properties of MOD - ANSWER -if x:::y MOD N & a:::b MOD N:
1. x+a ::: y+b MOD N
2. xa ::: yb MODN N