A Note on Duality in Network Flows.

Abstract

Two concepts of duality are introduced in the network flow theory: The topological notion of dual graph which is associated to planar networks, the analytical notion of duality between flows and potentials associated to the same network. By combining these two notions, it is known that a max-flow problem in a planar network is equivalent to a shortest route problem in the topological dual graph. This correspondence is described with precision here. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1970
Accession Number
AD0716582

Entities

People

  • Michel F. Sakarovitch

Organizations

  • University of California, Berkeley

Tags

Readers

  • Computer Networking
  • Graph Algorithms and Convex Optimization.