Previous max-flow algorithms have come at the problem one edge, or path, at a time, Kelner says. So for example, when sending items from node A to node B, the algorithms would transmit some of the ...

We introduce the pseudoflow algorithm for the maximum-flow problem that employs only pseudoflows and does not generate flows explicitly. The algorithm solves directly a problem equivalent to the ...

The algorithm developed by Kelner and his four colleagues chooses to solve the max-flow problem by analyzing all potential paths at the same time.

The new algorithm is “absurdly fast,” said Daniel Spielman of Yale University. “I was actually inclined to believe … algorithms this good for this problem would not exist.” Maximum flow has been ...

We present the results of a computational investigation of the pseudoflow and push-relabel algorithms for the maximum flow and minimum s-t cut problems. The two algorithms were tested on several ...

The maximum-flow problem, or max flow, is one of the most basic problems in computer science. MIT researchers, together with colleagues at Yale and the University of Southern California, have ...

Called the "max flow problem," the question of how to efficiently route traffic popped onto the scene in the 1950s and has nagged network operators of all types ever since.

Algorithm promises to greatly streamline solutions to the 'max flow' problem. Research could boost the efficiency even of huge networks like the Internet. Finding the most efficient way to ...