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Infinite paths. Let G = (V, E) be a directed graph with a designated start vertex s V
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Infinite paths. Let G = (V, E) be a directed graph with a designated start vertex s V , a setVG V of good vertices, and a set VB V of bad vertices. An infinite trace p of G is an infinitesequence v0v1v2 of vertices vi V such that (1) v0 = s, and (2) for all i 0, (vi, vi+1) E. Thatis, p is an infinite path in G starting at vertex s. Since the set V of vertices is finite, every infinitetrace of G must visit some vertices infinitely often.(a) If p is an infinite trace, let Inf(p) V be the set of vertices that occur infinitely often in p.Show that Inf(p) is a subset of a strongly connected component of G.(b) Describe an algorithm that determines if G has an infinite trace.(c) Describe an algorithm that determines if G has an infinite trace that visits some good vertexin VG infinitely often.(d) Describe an algorithm that determines if G has an infinite trace that visits some good vertexin VG infinitely often, but visits no bad vertex in VB infinitely often.
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Infinite paths. Let G = (V, E) be a directed graph with a designated start vertex s V , a setVG V of good vertices, and a set VB V of bad vertices. An infinite trace p of G is an infinitesequence v0v1v2 of vertices vi V such that (1) v0 = s, and (2) for all i 0, (vi, vi+1) E. Thatis, p is an infinite path in G starting at vertex s. Since the set V of vertices is finite, every infinitetrace of G must visit some vertices infinitely often.(a) If p is an infinite trace, let Inf(p) V be the set of vertices that occur infinitely often in p.Show that Inf(p) is a subset of a strongly connected component of G.(b) Describe an algorithm that determines if G has an infinite trace.(c) Describe an algorithm that determines if G has an infinite trace that visits some good vertexin VG infinitely often.(d) Describe an algorithm that determines if G has an infinite trace that visits some good vertexin VG infinitely often, but visits no bad vertex in VB infinitely often.
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In a graph, if two vertices are connected to each other, that is there is a path from one vertex to the other and vice versa. This connected component partition is called strongly connected components of the graph. The connected components of the graph form the strongly connected graph. The directed acyclic graph is made with strongly connected components.