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1-center problem: Exploiting block structure
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1-center problem: Exploiting block structure

M. L. Chen, R. L. Francis and T. J. Lowe
Transportation science, Vol.22(4), pp.259-269
11/01/1988
DOI: 10.1287/trsc.22.4.259

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Abstract

A block of a graph is a maximal nonseparable subgraph. We show how the knowledge of block structure can be used to help solve the nonlinear 1-center problem on graphs which are more general than trees. We give an efficient algorithm which either finds a unique 1-center at some vertex, or else localizes the search for all 1-centers to a single block. The algorithm makes use of an associated graph, called a blocking graph, which is a tree, and iteratively orients arcs in the blocking graph to “point the way” to a block which contains all 1-centers.

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