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Revision #1 to TR15-127 | 6th December 2015 20:26

On the Optimality of Bellman--Ford Shortest Path Algorithm

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Authors: Stasys Jukna, Georg Schnitger
Accepted on: 6th December 2015 20:26
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Abstract:

We prove a general lower bound on the size of branching programs over any semiring of zero characteristic, including the (min,+) semiring. Using it, we show that the classical dynamic programming algorithm of Bellman, Ford and Moore for the shortest s-t path problem is optimal, if only Min and Sum operations are allowed.



Changes to previous version:

Notions and proofs simplified. Section 6 added.


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TR15-127 | 7th August 2015 20:56

On the Optimality of Bellman--Ford--Moore Shortest Path Algorithm





TR15-127
Authors: Stasys Jukna, Georg Schnitger
Publication: 7th August 2015 20:57
Downloads: 2862
Keywords: 


Abstract:

We prove a general lower bound on the size of branching programs over any semiring of zero characteristic, including the (min,+) semiring. Using it, we show that the classical dynamic programming algorithm of Bellman, Ford and Moore for the shortest s-t path problem is optimal, if only Min and Sum operations are allowed.



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