17.5 THE CIRCUIT MATRIX OF A LINEAR ORIENTED GRAPH
The All Circuit Matrix B
a
of an oriented graph gives information about the way in which
various branches constitute the various loops in the network.
There is one row for each loop in the network graph in the All Circuit Matrix. There
is one column for each branch in the network graph in the All Circuit Matrix. Thus, the row
order of B
a
is equal to the number of loops in the network graph and the column order of
B
a
is equal to the number branches b in the network graph.
The All Circuit Matrix B
a
is prepared by assigning a direction of traversal for each
loop. This direction can be clockwise or counter
Become an O’Reilly member and get unlimited access to this title plus top books and audiobooks from O’Reilly and nearly 200 top publishers, thousands of courses curated by job role, 150+ live events each month, and much more.