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'''Abstract view:'''
'''Abstract view:'''
# In the [[Basic flow definitions#Residual network|residual network]] of <math>f</math>, find a shortest path <math>p</math> from the set of nodes <math>v\in V</math> with <math>I_f(v)<0</math> to the set of nodes <math>w\in V</math> with <math>I_f(v)>0</math> (cf. [[Successive shortest paths]] for the terminology).
# In the [[Basic flow definitions#Residual network|residual network]] of <math>f</math>, find a shortest path <math>p</math> from the set of nodes <math>v\in V</math> with <math>I_f(v)<0</math> to the set of nodes <math>w\in V</math> with <math>I_f(v)>0</math> (cf. [[Successive shortest paths]] for the terminology).
# Augment the current flow along this path by the imnimum [[Basic flow definitions#Residual network|residual capacity]] of all arcs on this path.
# Augment the current flow along this path by the minimum [[Basic flow definitions#Residual network|residual capacity]] of all arcs on this path.
# Update the node labeling <math>\pi</math> such that it is consistent with the new flow.
# Update the node labeling <math>\pi</math> such that it is consistent with the new flow.


'''Implementation of step 3:'''
'''Implementation of step 3:'''
Find a
# Let <math>s</math> denote the start node of <math>p</math>.
# For all nodes <math>v\in</math>:
## Compute the shortest path length <math>\delta(v)</math> from <math>s</math> to <math>v</math>.
## Set <math>\pi(v):=\pi(v)-\delta(v)</math>.
 
'''Proof:'''
The only non-obvious property is consistency of the node labeling computed in the implementation of step 3.


== Complexity ==
== Complexity ==

Revision as of 16:25, 26 October 2014

Abstract view

Invariant:

  1. All points of the invariant of the successive shortest paths algorithm.
  2. For each node [math]\displaystyle{ v\in V }[/math], there is a real number [math]\displaystyle{ \pi(v) }[/math] such that, for each arc [math]\displaystyle{ a=(v,w)\in A_f }[/math], the reduced cost [math]\displaystyle{ c^\pi(a):=c(a)-\pi(v)+\pi(w) }[/math] is nonnegative.

Definition: Such a node labeling [math]\displaystyle{ \pi }[/math] is called consistent with [math]\displaystyle{ f }[/math] in the following.

Induction basis

Abstract view: Start with the zero flow [math]\displaystyle{ f }[/math] and with the zero node labeling [math]\displaystyle{ \pi }[/math].

Proof: Obviously, [math]\displaystyle{ \pi\equiv 0 }[/math] is consistent with [math]\displaystyle{ f\equiv 0 }[/math].

Induction step

Abstract view:

  1. In the residual network of [math]\displaystyle{ f }[/math], find a shortest path [math]\displaystyle{ p }[/math] from the set of nodes [math]\displaystyle{ v\in V }[/math] with [math]\displaystyle{ I_f(v)\lt 0 }[/math] to the set of nodes [math]\displaystyle{ w\in V }[/math] with [math]\displaystyle{ I_f(v)\gt 0 }[/math] (cf. Successive shortest paths for the terminology).
  2. Augment the current flow along this path by the minimum residual capacity of all arcs on this path.
  3. Update the node labeling [math]\displaystyle{ \pi }[/math] such that it is consistent with the new flow.

Implementation of step 3:

  1. Let [math]\displaystyle{ s }[/math] denote the start node of [math]\displaystyle{ p }[/math].
  2. For all nodes [math]\displaystyle{ v\in }[/math]:
    1. Compute the shortest path length [math]\displaystyle{ \delta(v) }[/math] from [math]\displaystyle{ s }[/math] to [math]\displaystyle{ v }[/math].
    2. Set [math]\displaystyle{ \pi(v):=\pi(v)-\delta(v) }[/math].

Proof: The only non-obvious property is consistency of the node labeling computed in the implementation of step 3.

Complexity

Statement: The asymptotic complexity is in [math]\displaystyle{ \mathcal{O}(C\cdot n\cdot T(n)) }[/math], where