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Max-flow min-cut theorem

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In computer science and optimization theory, the max-flow min-cut theorem states that in a flow network, the maximum amount of flow passing from the ''source'' to the ''sink'' is equal to the total weight of the edges in the minimum cut, i.e. the smallest total weight of the edges which if removed would disconnect the source from the sink. [1]

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Approximate max-flow min-cut theorem

Approximate max-flow min-cut theorems are mathematical propositions in network flow theory.

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Christos Papadimitriou

Christos Harilaos Papadimitriou (Greek: Χρήστος Χαρίλαος Παπαδημητρίου; born August 16, 1949) is a Greek theoretical computer scientist, and professor of Computer Science at Columbia University.

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Claude Shannon

Claude Elwood Shannon (April 30, 1916 – February 24, 2001) was an American mathematician, electrical engineer, and cryptographer known as "the father of information theory".

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Computer science

Computer science deals with the theoretical foundations of information and computation, together with practical techniques for the implementation and application of these foundations.

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D. R. Fulkerson

Delbert Ray Fulkerson (August 14, 1924 – January 10, 1976) was an American mathematician who co-developed the FordNdashFulkerson algorithm, one of the most well-known algorithms to solve the maximum flow problem in networks.

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Directed graph

In mathematics, and more specifically in graph theory, a directed graph (or digraph) is a graph that is a set of vertices connected by edges, where the edges have a direction associated with them.

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Duality (optimization)

In mathematical optimization theory, duality or the duality principle is the principle that optimization problems may be viewed from either of two perspectives, the primal problem or the dual problem.

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Edmonds–Karp algorithm

In computer science, the Edmonds–Karp algorithm is an implementation of the Ford–Fulkerson method for computing the maximum flow in a flow network in O(V E2) time.

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Flow network

In graph theory, a flow network (also known as a transportation network) is a directed graph where each edge has a capacity and each edge receives a flow.

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Ford–Fulkerson algorithm

The Ford–Fulkerson method or Ford–Fulkerson algorithm (FFA) is a greedy algorithm that computes the maximum flow in a flow network.

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George Dantzig

George Bernard Dantzig (November 8, 1914 – May 13, 2005) was an American mathematical scientist who made important contributions to operations research, computer science, economics, and statistics.

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Kőnig's theorem (graph theory)

In the mathematical area of graph theory, Kőnig's theorem, proved by, describes an equivalence between the maximum matching problem and the minimum vertex cover problem in bipartite graphs.

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Kenneth Steiglitz

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L. R. Ford Jr.

Lester Randolph Ford Jr. (born September 23, 1927 – February 26, 2017) was an American mathematician specializing in network flow problems.

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Linear programming

Linear programming (LP, also called linear optimization) is a method to achieve the best outcome (such as maximum profit or lowest cost) in a mathematical model whose requirements are represented by linear relationships.

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Mathematical optimization

In mathematics, computer science and operations research, mathematical optimization or mathematical programming, alternatively spelled optimisation, is the selection of a best element (with regard to some criterion) from some set of available alternatives.

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Maximum flow problem

In optimization theory, maximum flow problems involve finding a feasible flow through a single-source, single-sink flow network that is maximum.

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Menger's theorem

In the mathematical discipline of graph theory and related areas, Menger's theorem is a characterization of the connectivity in finite undirected graphs in terms of the maximum number of disjoint paths that can be found between any pair of vertices.

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Minimum cut

In graph theory, a minimum cut of a graph is a cut (a partition of the vertices of a graph into two disjoint subsets that are joined by at least one edge) that is minimal in some sense.

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Peter Elias

Peter Elias (November 23, 1923 – December 7, 2001) was a pioneer in the field of information theory.

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Strong duality

Strong duality is a condition in mathematical optimization in which the primal optimal objective and the dual optimal objective are equal.

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Vijay Vazirani

Vijay Virkumar Vazirani (विजय वीरकुमार वज़ीरानी; b. 1957) is an Indian American distinguished professor of computer science in the Donald Bren School of Information and Computer Sciences at the University of California, Irvine.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max-flow_min-cut_theorem

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