Long directed (s,t)-path: FPT algorithm

  • Fedor V. Fomin
  • , Daniel Lokshtanov
  • , Fahad Panolan
  • , Saket Saurabh
  • , Meirav Zehavi

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    25 Scopus citations

    Abstract

    Given a digraph G, two vertices s,t∈V(G) and a non-negative integer k, the LONG DIRECTED (s,t)-PATH problem asks whether G has a path of length at least k from s to t. We present a simple algorithm that solves LONG DIRECTED (s,t)-PATH in time O(4.884k). This results also in an improvement upon the previous fastest algorithm for LONG DIRECTED CYCLE.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)8-12
    Number of pages5
    JournalInformation Processing Letters
    Volume140
    DOIs
    StatePublished - 1 Dec 2018

    Keywords

    • Long directed (s,t)-path
    • Long directed cycle
    • Parameterized algorithm

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • Theoretical Computer Science
    • Signal Processing
    • Information Systems
    • Computer Science Applications

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