Graphs

• G = (V,E)
• V is the vertex set.
• Vertices are also called nodes and points.
• E is the edge set.
• Each edge connects two different vertices.
• Edges are also called arcs and lines.
• Directed edge has an orientation (u,v).
u v
 Graphs

• Undirected edge has no orientation (u,v).

u v

• Undirected graph => no oriented edge.

• Directed graph => every edge has an
orientation.
 Undirected Graph

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Directed Graph (Digraph)

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Applications—Communication Network

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• Vertex = city, edge = communication link.

 Driving Distance/Time Map

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• Vertex = city, edge weight = driving

distance/time.
 Street Map

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• Some streets are one way.

 Complete Undirected Graph

Has all possible edges.

n=1 n=2 n=3 n=4

Number Of Edges—Undirected Graph

• Each edge is of the form (u,v), u != v.

• Number of such pairs in an n vertex graph is
n(n-1).
• Since edge (u,v) is the same as edge (v,u),
the number of edges in a complete
undirected graph is n(n-1)/2.
• Number of edges in an undirected graph is
<= n(n-1)/2.
Number Of Edges—Directed Graph

• Each edge is of the form (u,v), u != v.

• Number of such pairs in an n vertex graph is
n(n-1).
• Since edge (u,v) is not the same as edge
(v,u), the number of edges in a complete
directed graph is n(n-1).
• Number of edges in a directed graph is <=
n(n-1).
 Vertex Degree

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Number of edges incident to vertex.

degree(2) = 2, degree(5) = 3, degree(3) = 1
 Sum Of Vertex Degrees

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Sum of degrees = 2e (e is number of edges)

 In-Degree Of A Vertex

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in-degree is number of incoming edges

indegree(2) = 1, indegree(8) = 0
 Out-Degree Of A Vertex

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out-degree is number of outbound edges

outdegree(2) = 1, outdegree(8) = 2
 Sum Of In- And Out-Degrees

each edge contributes 1 to the in-degree of

some vertex and 1 to the out-degree of
some other vertex

sum of in-degrees = sum of out-degrees = e,

where e is the number of edges in the
digraph
Graph Operations And
Representation
 Graph Representation

• Adjacency Matrix
• Adjacency Lists
 Linked Adjacency Lists
 Array Adjacency Lists
 Adjacency Matrix
• 0/1 n x n matrix, where n = # of vertices
• A(i,j) = 1 iff (i,j) is an edge

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2 1 0 0 0 1
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4 4 1 0 0 0 1
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5 0 1 1 1 0
 Adjacency Matrix Properties
1 2 3 4 5
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3 1 0 1 0 1 0
2 1 0 0 0 1
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3 0 0 0 0 1
4 4 1 0 0 0 1
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5 0 1 1 1 0
•Diagonal entries are zero.
•Adjacency matrix of an undirected graph is
symmetric.
A(i,j) = A(j,i) for all i and j.
 Adjacency Matrix (Digraph)
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3 1 0 0 0 1 0
2 1 0 0 0 1
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3 0 0 0 0 0
4 4 0 0 0 0 1
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5 0 1 1 0 0
•Diagonal entries are zero.
•Adjacency matrix of a digraph need not be
symmetric.
 Adjacency Matrix

• n2 bits of space
• For an undirected graph, may store only
lower or upper triangle (exclude diagonal).
 (n-1)n/2 bits
• O(n) time to find vertex degree and/or
vertices adjacent to a given vertex.
 Adjacency Lists
• Adjacency list for vertex i is a linear list of vertices adjacent from vertex i.
• An array of n adjacency lists.

aList[1] = (2,4)
2 aList[2] = (1,5)
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aList[3] = (5)
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aList[4] = (5,1)
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aList[5] = (2,4,3)
 Linked Adjacency Lists
• Each adjacency list is a chain.
2 aList[1] 2 4
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[2] 1 5
1 [3] 5
[4] 5 1
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5 aList[5] 2 4 3

Array Length = n
# of chain nodes = 2e (undirected graph)
# of chain nodes = e (digraph)
 Array Adjacency Lists
• Each adjacency list is an array list.
2 aList[1] 2 4
3
[2] 1 5
1 [3] 5
[4] 5 1
4
5 aList[5] 2 4 3

Array Length = n
# of list elements = 2e (undirected graph)
# of list elements = e (digraph)
 Weighted Graphs

• Cost adjacency matrix.

 C(i,j) = cost of edge (i,j)
• Adjacency lists => each list element is a
pair (adjacent vertex, edge weight)
 Sample Graph Problems

• Path problems.
• Connectedness problems.
• Spanning tree problems.
 Path Finding
Path between 1 and 8.
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Another Path Between 1 and 8

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 Example Of No Path

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No path between 2 and 9.

 Connected Graph

• Undirected graph.
• There is a path between every pair of
vertices.
Example Of Not Connected

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Connected Graph Example

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Connected Components

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 Connected Component

• A maximal subgraph that is connected.

 Cannot add vertices and edges from original
graph and retain connectedness.
• A connected graph has exactly 1
component.
 Not A Component

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 Communication Network

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Each edge is a link that can be constructed (i.e., a feasible link).

Communication Network Problems

• Is the network connected?

 Can we communicate between every pair of
cities?
• Find the components.
• Want to construct smallest number of
feasible links so that resulting network is
connected.
 Cycles And Connectedness

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Removal of an edge that is on a cycle does not affect

connectedness.
 Cycles And Connectedness

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Connected subgraph with all vertices and minimum

number of edges has no cycles.