Chapter Seventeen Graph Properties and Types
MANY COMPUTATIONAL APPLICATIONS naturally involve not just a set of items, but also a set of connections between pairs of those items. The relationships implied by these connections lead immediately to a host of natural questions: Is there a way to get from one item to another by following the connections? How many other items can be reached from a given item? What is the best way to get from this item to this other item?
To model such situations, we use abstract objects called graphs. In this chapter, we examine basic properties of graphs in detail, setting the stage for us to study a variety of algorithms that are useful for answering questions of the type just posed. These algorithms make effective ...
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