Graphs

1. Graphs 1843 ORD SFO 802 1743 337 1233 LAX DFW Many slides taken from Goodrich, Tamassia 2004

2. A graph is a pair (V, E), where V is a set of nodes, called vertices (node=vertex) E is a collection of pairs of vertices, called edges Vertices and edges are positions and store elements Example: A vertex represents an airport and stores the three-letter airport code An edge represents a flight route between two airports and stores the mileage of the route Graphs 849 PVD 1843 ORD 142 SFO 802 LGA 1743 337 1387 HNL 2555 1099 1233 LAX 1120 DFW MIA

3. Edge Types • Directed edge • ordered pair of vertices (u,v) • first vertex u is the origin • second vertex v is the destination • e.g., a flight • Undirected edge • unordered pair of vertices (u,v) • e.g., a flight route • Directed graph • all the edges are directed • e.g., route network • Undirected graph • all the edges are undirected • e.g., flight network flight AA 1206 ORD PVD 849 miles ORD PVD

4. Applications • Electronic circuits • Printed circuit board • Integrated circuit • Transportation networks • Highway network • Flight network • Computer networks • Local area network • Internet • Web • Databases • Entity-relationship diagram

5. V a b h j U d X Z c e i W g f Y Terminology • End vertices (or endpoints) of an edge • U and V are the endpoints of a • Edges incident on a vertex • a, d, and b are incident on V • Adjacent vertices • U and V are adjacent • Degree of a vertex • X has degree 5 • Parallel edges • h and i are parallel edges • Self-loop • j is a self-loop

6. Terminology (cont.) • Path • sequence of alternating vertices and edges • begins with a vertex • ends with a vertex • each edge is preceded and followed by its endpoints • Simple path • path such that all its vertices and edges are distinct • Examples • P1=(V,b,X,h,Z) is a simple path • P2=(U,c,W,e,X,g,Y,f,W,d,V) is a path that is not simple V b a P1 d U X Z P2 h c e W g f Y

7. Terminology (cont.) • Cycle • circular sequence of alternating vertices and edges • each edge is preceded and followed by its endpoints • Simple cycle • cycle such that all its vertices and edges are distinct • Examples • C1=(V,b,X,g,Y,f,W,c,U,a,) is a simple cycle • C2=(U,c,W,e,X,g,Y,f,W,d,V,a,) is a cycle that is not simple V a b d U X Z C2 h e C1 c W g f Y

8. Notation n number of vertices m number of edges deg(v)degree of vertex v Property 1 Sv deg(v)= 2m Proof: each edge is counted twice Property 2 In an undirected graph with no self-loops and no multiple edges m  n (n -1)/2 Proof: each vertex has degree at most (n -1) What is the bound for a directed graph? Properties Example • n = 4 • m = 6 • deg(v)= 3

9. Vertices and edges are positions store elements Accessor methods endVertices(e): an array of the two endvertices of e opposite(v, e): the vertex opposite of v on e areAdjacent(v, w): true iff v and w are adjacent replace(v, x): replace element at vertex v with x replace(e, x): replace element at edge e with x Update methods insertVertex(o): insert a vertex storing element o insertEdge(v, w, o): insert an edge (v,w) storing element o removeVertex(v): remove vertex v (and its incident edges) removeEdge(e): remove edge e Iterator methods incidentEdges(v): edges incident to v vertices(): all vertices in the graph edges(): all edges in the graph Main Methods of the Graph ADT

10. Implementation of Graphs • Vertex adjacency lists • Adjacency matrix

11. Example problem • Store the airport flight graph • Given an airport, output all airports that have direct flights • Given an airport, output all airports that have flights with at most 1 connection • Given two airports, find minimum number of hops needed to connect them

12. 0 A 4 8 2 8 2 3 7 1 B C D 3 9 5 8 2 5 E F Shortest Paths

13. Weighted Graphs • In a weighted graph, each edge has an associated numerical value, called the weight of the edge • Edge weights may represent, distances, costs, etc. • Example: • In a flight route graph, the weight of an edge represents the distance in miles between the endpoint airports 849 PVD 1843 ORD 142 SFO 802 LGA 1205 1743 337 1387 HNL 2555 1099 1233 LAX 1120 DFW MIA

14. Shortest Paths • Given a weighted graph and two vertices u and v, we want to find a path of minimum total weight between u and v. • Length of a path is the sum of the weights of its edges. • Example: • Shortest path between Providence and Honolulu • Applications • Internet packet routing • Flight reservations • Driving directions 849 PVD 1843 ORD 142 SFO 802 LGA 1205 1743 337 1387 HNL 2555 1099 1233 LAX 1120 DFW MIA

15. Shortest Path Properties Property 1: A subpath of a shortest path is itself a shortest path Property 2: There is a tree of shortest paths from a start vertex to all the other vertices Example: Tree of shortest paths from Providence 849 PVD 1843 ORD 142 SFO 802 LGA 1205 1743 337 1387 HNL 2555 1099 1233 LAX 1120 DFW MIA

16. The distance of a vertex v from a vertex s is the length of a shortest path between s and v Dijkstra’s algorithm computes the distances of all the vertices from a given start vertex s Assumptions: the graph is connected the edges are undirected the edge weights are nonnegative We grow a “cloud” of vertices, beginning with s and eventually covering all the vertices We store with each vertex v a label d(v) representing the distance of v from s in the subgraph consisting of the cloud and its adjacent vertices At each step We add to the cloud the vertex u outside the cloud with the smallest distance label, d(u) We update the labels of the vertices adjacent to u Dijkstra’s Algorithm

17. Edge Relaxation • Consider an edge e =(u,z) such that • uis the vertex most recently added to the cloud • z is not in the cloud • The relaxation of edge e updates distance d(z) as follows: d(z)min{d(z),d(u) + weight(e)} d(u) = 50 d(z) = 75 10 e u z s d(u) = 50 d(z) = 60 10 e u z s

18. 0 A 4 8 2 8 2 3 7 1 B C D 3 9 5 8 2 5 E F Example 0 A 4 8 2 8 2 4 7 1 B C D 3 9   2 5 E F 0 0 A A 4 4 8 8 2 2 8 2 3 7 2 3 7 1 7 1 B C D B C D 3 9 3 9 5 11 5 8 2 5 2 5 E F E F

19. Example (cont.) 0 A 4 8 2 7 2 3 7 1 B C D 3 9 5 8 2 5 E F 0 A 4 8 2 7 2 3 7 1 B C D 3 9 5 8 2 5 E F

20. Dijkstra’s Algorithm AlgorithmDijkstraDistances(G, s) Q new heap-based priority queue for all v  G.vertices() ifv= s setDistance(v, 0) else setDistance(v, ) Q.insert(getDistance(v),v) while Q.isEmpty() u Q.removeMin() for all e= (z,u)  G.incidentEdges(u) /* relax edge e */ r  getDistance(u) + weight(e) ifr< getDistance(z) setDistance(z,r)Recompute position of z in Q n n n n nlogn (priority heap queue) n nlogn(priority heap queue) Sumn(deg(n))=2m 2m 2m 2m 2mlogn (priority heap queue) • A priority queue stores the vertices outside the cloud: Key: distance, Element: vertex O(mlogn)

21. Shortest Paths Tree AlgorithmDijkstraShortestPathsTree(G, s) … for all v  G.vertices() … setParent(v, ) … for all e  G.incidentEdges(u) { relax edge e } z  G.opposite(u,e) r  getDistance(u) + weight(e) ifr< getDistance(z) setDistance(z,r) setParent(z,e) Q.replaceKey(getLocator(z),r) • Using the template method pattern, we can extend Dijkstra’s algorithm to return a tree of shortest paths from the start vertex to all other vertices • We store with each vertex a third label: • parent edge in the shortest path tree • In the edge relaxation step, we update the parent label

22. Why It Doesn’t Work for Negative-Weight Edges Dijkstra’s algorithm is based on the greedy method. It adds vertices by increasing distance. • If a node with a negative incident edge were to be added late to the cloud, it could mess up distances for vertices already in the cloud. 0 A 4 8 6 7 5 4 7 1 B C D 0 -8 5 9 2 5 E F C’s true distance is 1, but it is already in the cloud with d(C)=5!

23. Other Graph issues • Traversal • depth-first • Breadth-first • Very hard (NP-complete) problems on graphs • Coloring • Given a graph, can we assign one of three colors (say red, blue, or green) to each vertex, such that no adjacent vertices have the same color? • Traveling salesman (Hamiltonian cycle) • path that travels through every vertex once, and winds up where it started