Graphs, Combinatorics, Algorithms and Applications: The research papers contributed by leading experts in their respective field discusses current areas of research in graph theory such as: Graphoidal covers Hyper graphs Domination in graph Signed graphs Graph labelings and Theoretical computer science This volume will serve as an excellent reference for experts and research scholars working in Graph Theory and related topics.

Graph Theory, Combinatorics and Algorithms: Interdisciplinary Applications focuses on discrete mathematics and combinatorial algorithms interacting with real world problems in computer science, operations research, applied mathematics and engineering. The book contains eleven chapters written by experts in their respective fields, and covers a wide spectrum of high-interest problems across these discipline domains. Among the contributing authors are Richard Karp of UC Berkeley and Robert Tarjan of Princeton; both are at the pinnacle of research scholarship in Graph Theory and Combinatorics. The chapters from the contributing authors focus on "real world" applications, all of which will be of considerable interest across the areas of Operations Research, Computer Science, Applied Mathematics, and Engineering. These problems include Internet congestion control, high-speed communication networks, multi-object auctions, resource allocation, software testing, data structures, etc. In sum, this is a book focused on major, contemporary problems, written by the top research scholars in the field, using cutting-edge mathematical and computational techniques.

This textbook thoroughly outlines combinatorial algorithms for generation, enumeration, and search. Topics include backtracking and heuristic search methods applied to various combinatorial structures, such as: Combinations Permutations Graphs Designs Many classical areas are covered as well as new research topics not included in most existing texts, such as: Group algorithms Graph isomorphism Hill-climbing Heuristic search algorithms This work serves as an exceptional textbook for a modern course in combinatorial algorithms, providing a unified and focused collection of recent topics of interest in the area. The authors, synthesizing material that can only be found scattered through many different sources, introduce the most important combinatorial algorithmic techniques - thus creating an accessible, comprehensive text that students of mathematics, electrical engineering, and computer science can understand without needing a prior course on combinatorics.

Revised throughout Includes new chapters on the network simplex algorithm and a section on the five color theorem Recent developments are discussed

This book contains Volume 6 of the Journal of Graph Algorithms and Applications (JGAA) . JGAA is a peer-reviewed scientific journal devoted to the publication of high-quality research papers on the analysis, design, implementation, and applications of graph algorithms. Areas of interest include computational biology, computational geometry, computer graphics, computer-aided design, computer and interconnection networks, constraint systems, databases, graph drawing, graph embedding and layout, knowledge representation, multimedia, software engineering, telecommunications networks, user interfaces and visualization, and VLSI circuit design. Graph Algorithms and Applications 3 presents contributions from prominent authors and includes selected papers from the Symposium on Graph Drawing (1999 and 2000). All papers in the book have extensive diagrams and offer a unique treatment of graph algorithms focusing on the important applications. Contents: Triangle-Free Planar Graphs and Segment Intersection Graphs (N de Castro et al.); Traversing Directed Eulerian Mazes (S Bhatt et al.); A Fast Multi-Scale Method for Drawing Large Graphs (D Harel & Y Koren); GRIP: Graph Drawing with Intelligent Placement (P Gajer & S G Kobourov); Graph Drawing in Motion (C Friedrich & P Eades); A 6-Regular Torus Graph Family with Applications to Cellular and Interconnection Networks (M Iridon & D W Matula); and other papers. Readership: Researchers and practitioners in theoretical computer science, computer engineering, and combinatorics and graph theory.

The Conference participants included research mathematicians and computer scientists from colleges, universities, and industry, representing various countries. China, which hosted the First International Conference in 1986, is particularly well-represented. The 58 contributions to this proceedings v