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   455 /**
   455 /**
   456 @defgroup min_mean_cycle Minimum Mean Cycle Algorithms
   456 @defgroup min_mean_cycle Minimum Mean Cycle Algorithms
   457 @ingroup algs
   457 @ingroup algs
   458 \brief Algorithms for finding minimum mean cycles.
   458 \brief Algorithms for finding minimum mean cycles.
   459 
   459 
   460 This group contains the algorithms for finding minimum mean cycles.
   460 This group contains the algorithms for finding minimum mean cycles
       
   461 \ref clrs01algorithms, \ref amo93networkflows.
   461 
   462 
   462 The \e minimum \e mean \e cycle \e problem is to find a directed cycle
   463 The \e minimum \e mean \e cycle \e problem is to find a directed cycle
   463 of minimum mean length (cost) in a digraph.
   464 of minimum mean length (cost) in a digraph.
   464 The mean length of a cycle is the average length of its arcs, i.e. the
   465 The mean length of a cycle is the average length of its arcs, i.e. the
   465 ratio between the total length of the cycle and the number of arcs on it.
   466 ratio between the total length of the cycle and the number of arcs on it.
   471 cycle mean is the smallest \f$\epsilon\f$ value so that increasing the
   472 cycle mean is the smallest \f$\epsilon\f$ value so that increasing the
   472 arc lengths uniformly by \f$\epsilon\f$ results in a conservative length
   473 arc lengths uniformly by \f$\epsilon\f$ results in a conservative length
   473 function.
   474 function.
   474 
   475 
   475 LEMON contains three algorithms for solving the minimum mean cycle problem:
   476 LEMON contains three algorithms for solving the minimum mean cycle problem:
   476 - \ref Karp "Karp"'s original algorithm.
   477 - \ref Karp "Karp"'s original algorithm \ref amo93networkflows,
       
   478   \ref dasdan98minmeancycle.
   477 - \ref HartmannOrlin "Hartmann-Orlin"'s algorithm, which is an improved
   479 - \ref HartmannOrlin "Hartmann-Orlin"'s algorithm, which is an improved
   478   version of Karp's algorithm.
   480   version of Karp's algorithm \ref dasdan98minmeancycle.
   479 - \ref Howard "Howard"'s policy iteration algorithm.
   481 - \ref Howard "Howard"'s policy iteration algorithm
       
   482   \ref dasdan98minmeancycle.
   480 
   483 
   481 In practice, the Howard algorithm proved to be by far the most efficient
   484 In practice, the Howard algorithm proved to be by far the most efficient
   482 one, though the best known theoretical bound on its running time is
   485 one, though the best known theoretical bound on its running time is
   483 exponential.
   486 exponential.
   484 Both Karp and HartmannOrlin algorithms run in time O(ne) and use space
   487 Both Karp and HartmannOrlin algorithms run in time O(ne) and use space