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The Floyd-Warshall Algorithm is used to find the shortest paths between all pairs of vertices in a weighted graph, applicable to both directed and undirected graphs but not those with negative cycles. The algorithm initializes a distance matrix and iteratively updates it by considering each vertex as an intermediate point in potential paths. Ultimately, the algorithm produces a matrix that contains the shortest distances between all pairs of vertices.

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Floyd

The Floyd-Warshall Algorithm is used to find the shortest paths between all pairs of vertices in a weighted graph, applicable to both directed and undirected graphs but not those with negative cycles. The algorithm initializes a distance matrix and iteratively updates it by considering each vertex as an intermediate point in potential paths. Ultimately, the algorithm produces a matrix that contains the shortest distances between all pairs of vertices.

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Floyd-Warshall Algorithm

Floyd-Warshall Algorithm is an algorithm for finding the shortest path between all
the pairs of vertices in a weighted graph. This algorithm works for both the
directed and undirected weighted graphs. But, it does not work for the graphs with
negative cycles (where the sum of the edges in a cycle is negative).

A weighted graph is a graph in which each edge has a numerical value associated
with it.

Floyd-Warhshall algorithm is also called as Floyd's algorithm, Roy-Floyd


algorithm, Roy-Warshall algorithm, or WFI algorithm.

How Floyd-Warshall Algorithm Works?

The set of rules works as follows:

1. Initialize a distance matrix D wherein D[i][j] represents the shortest distance


between vertex i and vertex j.
2. Set the diagonal entries of the matrix to 0, and all other entries to infinity.
3. For every area (u,v) inside the graph, replace the gap matrix to mirror the
weight of the brink: D[u][v] = weight(u,v).
4. For every vertex okay in the graph, bear in mind all pairs of vertices (i,j) and
check if the path from i to j through k is shorter than the current best path. If
it is, update the gap matrix: D[i][j] = min(D[i][j], D[i][k] D[k][j]).
5. After all iterations, the matrix D will contain the shortest course distances
between all pairs of vertices.

Let the given graph be:

Initial graph
Follow the steps below to find the shortest path between all the pairs of vertices.

1. Create a matrix A0 of dimension n*n where n is the number of vertices. The


row and the column are indexed as i and j respectively. i and j are the
vertices of the graph.

Each cell A[i][j] is filled with the distance from the ith vertex to the jth
vertex. If there is no path from ith vertex to jth vertex, the cell is left as
infinity.

Fill each cell with the distance between ith and jth vertex

2. Now, create a matrix A1 using matrix A0. The elements in the first column
and the first row are left as they are. The remaining cells are filled in the
following way.

Let k be the intermediate vertex in the shortest path from source to


destination. In this step, k is the first vertex. A[i][j] is filled with (A[i][k] +
A[k][j]) if (A[i][j] > A[i][k] + A[k][j]).

That is, if the direct distance from the source to the destination is greater
than the path through the vertex k, then the cell is filled with A[i][k] +
A[k][j].

In this step, k is vertex 1. We calculate the distance from source vertex to


destination vertex through this vertex k.
Calculate the distance from the source vertex to destination vertex through
this vertex k
For example: For A1[2, 4], the direct distance from vertex 2 to 4 is 4 and the
sum of the distance from vertex 2 to 4 through vertex (ie. from vertex 2 to 1
and from vertex 1 to 4) is 7. Since 4 < 7, A0[2, 4] is filled with 4.

3. Similarly, A2 is created using A1. The elements in the second column and the
second row are left as they are.

In this step, k is the second vertex (i.e. vertex 2). The remaining steps are the
same as in step 2.

Calculate the distance from the source vertex to destination vertex through
this vertex 2
4. Similarly, A3 and A4 is also created.

5. Calculate the distance from the source vertex to destination vertex through
this vertex 3

6. Calculate the distance from the source vertex to destination vertex through
this vertex 4
7. A4 gives the shortest path between each pair of vertices.

Floyd-Warshall Algorithm

n = no of vertices
A = matrix of dimension n*n
for k = 1 to n
for i = 1 to n
for j = 1 to n
Ak[i, j] = min (Ak-1[i, j], Ak-1[i, k] + Ak-1[k, j])
return A

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