The Steiner $k$-eccentricity of a vertex $v$ of a graph $G$ is the maximum Steiner distance over all $k$-subsets of $V (G)$ which contain $v$. In this note, we design a linear algorithm for computing the Steiner $3$-eccentricities and the connective Steiner $3$-eccentricity index on a tree and thus improving a quadratic algorithm presented in [G. Yu, X. Li, \emph{Connective Steiner 3-eccentricity index and network similarity measure}, Appl. Math. Comput. 386 (2020), 125446.]
The Steiner tree enumeration problem is a well known problem that asks for enumerating Steiner trees. Numerous theoretical works proposed algorithms for the problem and analyzed their complexity, but there are no practical algorithms and experimental studies. In this paper, we study the Steiner tree enumeration problem practically. We define a problem cost-constrained minimal Steiner tree enumeration problem, which enumerates minimal Steiner trees with costs not larger than a given threshold. To solve the problem, we propose a binary decision diagram (BDD)-based algorithm. The BDD-based algori…
In this note we consider the Steiner tree problem under Bilu-Linial stability. We give strong geometric structural properties that need to be satisfied by stable instances. We then make use of, and strengthen, these geometric properties to show that $1.562$-stable instances of Euclidean Steiner trees are polynomial-time solvable. We also provide a connection between certain approximation algorithms and Bilu-Linial stability for Steiner trees.
Kimelfeld and Sagiv [Kimelfeld and Sagiv, PODS 2006], [Kimelfeld and Sagiv, Inf. Syst. 2008] pointed out the problem of enumerating $K$-fragments is of great importance in a keyword search on data graphs. In a graph-theoretic term, the problem corresponds to enumerating minimal Steiner trees in (directed) graphs. In this paper, we propose a linear-delay and polynomial-space algorithm for enumerating all minimal Steiner trees, improving on a previous result in [Kimelfeld and Sagiv, Inf. Syst. 2008]. Our enumeration algorithm can be extended to other Steiner problems, such as minimal Steiner for…
In the Directed Steiner Tree (DST) problem the input is a directed edge-weighted graph $G=(V,E)$, a root vertex $r$ and a set $S \subseteq V$ of $k$ terminals. The goal is to find a min-cost subgraph that connects $r$ to each of the terminals. DST admits an $O(\log^2 k/\log \log k)$-approximation in quasi-polynomial time, and an $O(k^ε)$-approximation for any fixed $ε> 0$ in polynomial-time. Resolving the existence of a polynomial-time poly-logarithmic approximation is a major open problem in approximation algorithms. In a recent work, Friggstad and Mousavi [ICALP 2023] obtained a simple and e…
We give the first constant-factor approximation algorithm for quasi-bipartite instances of Directed Steiner Tree on graphs that exclude fixed minors. In particular, for $K_r$-minor-free graphs our approximation guarantee is $O(r\cdot\sqrt{\log r})$ and, further, for planar graphs our approximation guarantee is 20. Our algorithm uses the primal-dual scheme. We employ a more involved method of determining when to buy an edge while raising dual variables since, as we show, the natural primal-dual scheme fails to raise enough dual value to pay for the purchased solution. As a consequence, we also …
在经典的（最小代价）Steiner树问题中，我们给出了一个边加权无向图和一组终端节点。目标是计算一个最小成本树S，它跨越所有终端。在本文中，我们考虑的最小功率版本的问题，这是更适合于无线应用。这里，目标是最小化节点的总功耗，其中节点的功率v是S的任何边与v关联的最大成本。直观地说，节点是天线（其中的一部分是我们需要连接的终端），并且边成本定义了经由双向链路连接它们的端点的功率（以便支持具有ack消息的协议）。与最小代价树不同的是，即使在生成树的情况下，即当所有节点都是终端时，最小功率Steiner树也是NP-难的。由于任何树的功率在其成本的一倍和两倍内，因此计算rho \leq ln（4）+eps [Byrka et al.近似最小代价Steiner树为该问题提供了2 rho <2.78的近似。对于最小功率生成树，相同的方法提供了2近似，在[Althaus et al. '06]。本文提出了一种改进的最小权Steiner树的近似算法。我们的结果基于两个主要因素。我们证明了最小功率Steiner树的第一分解定理，在类似的结构结果的精神，最小成本Steiner树和最小功率生成树。基于这个定理，我们定义了一个适当的LP松弛，我们利用在迭代随机舍入框架[Byrka et al. '10]。仔细分析提供了3ln 4-9/4+eps<1.91的近似因子。同样的方法也给出了最小功率生成树的改进的…
Embeddings of graphs into distributions of trees that preserve distances in expectation are a cornerstone of many optimization algorithms. Unfortunately, online or dynamic algorithms which use these embeddings seem inherently randomized and ill-suited against adaptive adversaries. In this paper we provide a new tree embedding which addresses these issues by deterministically embedding a graph into a single tree containing $O(\log n)$ copies of each vertex while preserving the connectivity structure of every subgraph and $O(\log^2 n)$-approximating the cost of every subgraph. Using this embeddi…
We consider the problem of computing a Steiner tree of minimum cost under a hop constraint which requires the depth of the tree to be at most $k$. Our main result is an exact algorithm for metrics induced by graphs with bounded treewidth that runs in time $n^{O(k)}$. For the special case of a path, we give a simple algorithm that solves the problem in polynomial time, even if $k$ is part of the input. The main result can be used to obtain, in quasi-polynomial time, a near-optimal solution that violates the $k$-hop constraint by at most one hop for more general metrics induced by graphs of boun…
The $k$-Steiner-2NCS problem is as follows: Given a constant $k$, and an undirected connected graph $G = (V,E)$, non-negative costs $c$ on $E$, and a partition $(T, V-T)$ of $V$ into a set of terminals, $T$, and a set of non-terminals (or, Steiner nodes), where $|T|=k$, find a minimum-cost two-node connected subgraph that contains the terminals. We present a randomized polynomial-time algorithm for the unweighted problem, and a randomized PTAS for the weighted problem. We obtain similar results for the $k$-Steiner-2ECS problem, where the input is the same, and the algorithmic goal is to find a…
On Strong Graph Partitions and Universal Steiner Trees
研究了无向图的泛Steiner树的构造问题。给定图$G$和根节点$r$，我们寻找最小{ \em stretch}的单个生成树$T$，其中$T$的stretch被定义为在所有终端集$X$上，连接$X$到$r$的$T$的最小子树$T_X$的成本与连接$X$到$r$的最优Steiner树在$G$中的成本的最大比率。通用Steiner树（UST）对于数据聚合问题是重要的，其中对于终端的每个输入实例从头开始计算Steiner树是昂贵的，例如在低能量传感器网络应用中。本文给出了一般图的多项式时间\ust构造方法，该方法构造了具有$2^{O(\sqrt{\log n})}$ -拉伸的图.我们还给出了一个多项式时间的$\polylog(n)$ -拉伸图的构造。我们的算法的一个基本组成部分是一个层次的图形分区，其中每个保证小强直径为每个集群和有界邻域交叉点为每个节点。我们表现出密切的联系之间的问题，构建USTS和建设这样的图分区。我们的一般图的分区层次结构的建设是基于一个迭代的集群合并过程，而一个未成年人的自由图是基于分离器定理，这样的图和解决方案的集群聚合问题，可能是独立的利益，即使是一般的图形。据我们所知，这是第一个一般图的子多项式拉伸（$o(n^ε)$ for any $ε> 0$）UST构造，也是第一个无子图的多项式拉伸UST构造。
In the Steiner Tree Augmentation Problem (STAP), we are given a graph $G = (V,E)$, a set of terminals $R \subseteq V$, and a Steiner tree $T$ spanning $R$. The edges $L := E \setminus E(T)$ are called links and have non-negative costs. The goal is to augment $T$ by adding a minimum cost set of links, so that there are 2 edge-disjoint paths between each pair of vertices in $R$. This problem is a special case of the Survivable Network Design Problem, which can be approximated to within a factor of 2 using iterative rounding~\cite{J2001}. We give the first polynomial time algorithm for STAP with …
We give a dynamic programming solution to find the minimum cost of a diameter constrained Steiner tree in case of directed graphs. Then we show a simple reduction from undirected version to the directed version to realize an algorithm of similar complexity i.e, FPT in number of terminal vertices. Other natural variants of constrained Steiner trees are defined by imposing constraints on the min-degree and size of the Steiner tree and some polynomial time reductions among these problems are proven. To the best of our knowledge, these fairly simple reductions are not present in the literature pri…
In this paper, we consider the Uniform Cost-Distance Steiner Tree Problem in metric spaces, a generalization of the well-known Steiner tree problem. Cost-distance Steiner trees minimize the sum of the total length and the weighted path lengths from a dedicated root to the other terminals, which have a weight to penalize the path length. They are applied when the tree is intended for signal transmission, e.g. in chip design or telecommunication networks, and the signal speed through the tree has to be considered besides the total length. Constant factor approximation algorithms for the uniform …
