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     1.2 +++ b/doc/groups.dox	Wed Dec 09 11:14:06 2009 +0100
     1.3 @@ -280,6 +280,28 @@
     1.4  */
     1.5  
     1.6  /**
     1.7 +@defgroup geomdat Geometric Data Structures
     1.8 +@ingroup auxdat
     1.9 +\brief Geometric data structures implemented in LEMON.
    1.10 +
    1.11 +This group contains geometric data structures implemented in LEMON.
    1.12 +
    1.13 + - \ref lemon::dim2::Point "dim2::Point" implements a two dimensional
    1.14 +   vector with the usual operations.
    1.15 + - \ref lemon::dim2::Box "dim2::Box" can be used to determine the
    1.16 +   rectangular bounding box of a set of \ref lemon::dim2::Point
    1.17 +   "dim2::Point"'s.
    1.18 +*/
    1.19 +
    1.20 +/**
    1.21 +@defgroup matrices Matrices
    1.22 +@ingroup auxdat
    1.23 +\brief Two dimensional data storages implemented in LEMON.
    1.24 +
    1.25 +This group contains two dimensional data storages implemented in LEMON.
    1.26 +*/
    1.27 +
    1.28 +/**
    1.29  @defgroup algs Algorithms
    1.30  \brief This group contains the several algorithms
    1.31  implemented in LEMON.
    1.32 @@ -294,7 +316,8 @@
    1.33  \brief Common graph search algorithms.
    1.34  
    1.35  This group contains the common graph search algorithms, namely
    1.36 -\e breadth-first \e search (BFS) and \e depth-first \e search (DFS).
    1.37 +\e breadth-first \e search (BFS) and \e depth-first \e search (DFS)
    1.38 +\ref clrs01algorithms.
    1.39  */
    1.40  
    1.41  /**
    1.42 @@ -302,7 +325,8 @@
    1.43  @ingroup algs
    1.44  \brief Algorithms for finding shortest paths.
    1.45  
    1.46 -This group contains the algorithms for finding shortest paths in digraphs.
    1.47 +This group contains the algorithms for finding shortest paths in digraphs
    1.48 +\ref clrs01algorithms.
    1.49  
    1.50   - \ref Dijkstra algorithm for finding shortest paths from a source node
    1.51     when all arc lengths are non-negative.
    1.52 @@ -319,12 +343,21 @@
    1.53  */
    1.54  
    1.55  /**
    1.56 +@defgroup spantree Minimum Spanning Tree Algorithms
    1.57 +@ingroup algs
    1.58 +\brief Algorithms for finding minimum cost spanning trees and arborescences.
    1.59 +
    1.60 +This group contains the algorithms for finding minimum cost spanning
    1.61 +trees and arborescences \ref clrs01algorithms.
    1.62 +*/
    1.63 +
    1.64 +/**
    1.65  @defgroup max_flow Maximum Flow Algorithms
    1.66  @ingroup algs
    1.67  \brief Algorithms for finding maximum flows.
    1.68  
    1.69  This group contains the algorithms for finding maximum flows and
    1.70 -feasible circulations.
    1.71 +feasible circulations \ref clrs01algorithms, \ref amo93networkflows.
    1.72  
    1.73  The \e maximum \e flow \e problem is to find a flow of maximum value between
    1.74  a single source and a single target. Formally, there is a \f$G=(V,A)\f$
    1.75 @@ -339,12 +372,16 @@
    1.76  \f[ 0 \leq f(uv) \leq cap(uv) \quad \forall uv\in A \f]
    1.77  
    1.78  LEMON contains several algorithms for solving maximum flow problems:
    1.79 -- \ref EdmondsKarp Edmonds-Karp algorithm.
    1.80 -- \ref Preflow Goldberg-Tarjan's preflow push-relabel algorithm.
    1.81 -- \ref DinitzSleatorTarjan Dinitz's blocking flow algorithm with dynamic trees.
    1.82 -- \ref GoldbergTarjan Preflow push-relabel algorithm with dynamic trees.
    1.83 +- \ref EdmondsKarp Edmonds-Karp algorithm
    1.84 +  \ref edmondskarp72theoretical.
    1.85 +- \ref Preflow Goldberg-Tarjan's preflow push-relabel algorithm
    1.86 +  \ref goldberg88newapproach.
    1.87 +- \ref DinitzSleatorTarjan Dinitz's blocking flow algorithm with dynamic trees
    1.88 +  \ref dinic70algorithm, \ref sleator83dynamic.
    1.89 +- \ref GoldbergTarjan !Preflow push-relabel algorithm with dynamic trees
    1.90 +  \ref goldberg88newapproach, \ref sleator83dynamic.
    1.91  
    1.92 -In most cases the \ref Preflow "Preflow" algorithm provides the
    1.93 +In most cases the \ref Preflow algorithm provides the
    1.94  fastest method for computing a maximum flow. All implementations
    1.95  also provide functions to query the minimum cut, which is the dual
    1.96  problem of maximum flow.
    1.97 @@ -362,18 +399,22 @@
    1.98  \brief Algorithms for finding minimum cost flows and circulations.
    1.99  
   1.100  This group contains the algorithms for finding minimum cost flows and
   1.101 -circulations. For more information about this problem and its dual
   1.102 -solution see \ref min_cost_flow "Minimum Cost Flow Problem".
   1.103 +circulations \ref amo93networkflows. For more information about this
   1.104 +problem and its dual solution, see \ref min_cost_flow
   1.105 +"Minimum Cost Flow Problem".
   1.106  
   1.107  LEMON contains several algorithms for this problem.
   1.108   - \ref NetworkSimplex Primal Network Simplex algorithm with various
   1.109 -   pivot strategies.
   1.110 +   pivot strategies \ref dantzig63linearprog, \ref kellyoneill91netsimplex.
   1.111   - \ref CostScaling Push-Relabel and Augment-Relabel algorithms based on
   1.112 -   cost scaling.
   1.113 +   cost scaling \ref goldberg90approximation, \ref goldberg97efficient,
   1.114 +   \ref bunnagel98efficient.
   1.115   - \ref CapacityScaling Successive Shortest %Path algorithm with optional
   1.116 -   capacity scaling.
   1.117 - - \ref CancelAndTighten The Cancel and Tighten algorithm.
   1.118 - - \ref CycleCanceling Cycle-Canceling algorithms.
   1.119 +   capacity scaling \ref edmondskarp72theoretical.
   1.120 + - \ref CancelAndTighten The Cancel and Tighten algorithm
   1.121 +   \ref goldberg89cyclecanceling.
   1.122 + - \ref CycleCanceling Cycle-Canceling algorithms
   1.123 +   \ref klein67primal, \ref goldberg89cyclecanceling.
   1.124  
   1.125  In general NetworkSimplex is the most efficient implementation,
   1.126  but in special cases other algorithms could be faster.
   1.127 @@ -396,7 +437,7 @@
   1.128  cut is the \f$X\f$ solution of the next optimization problem:
   1.129  
   1.130  \f[ \min_{X \subset V, X\not\in \{\emptyset, V\}}
   1.131 -    \sum_{uv\in A, u\in X, v\not\in X}cap(uv) \f]
   1.132 +    \sum_{uv\in A: u\in X, v\not\in X}cap(uv) \f]
   1.133  
   1.134  LEMON contains several algorithms related to minimum cut problems:
   1.135  
   1.136 @@ -412,27 +453,40 @@
   1.137  */
   1.138  
   1.139  /**
   1.140 -@defgroup graph_properties Connectivity and Other Graph Properties
   1.141 +@defgroup min_mean_cycle Minimum Mean Cycle Algorithms
   1.142  @ingroup algs
   1.143 -\brief Algorithms for discovering the graph properties
   1.144 +\brief Algorithms for finding minimum mean cycles.
   1.145  
   1.146 -This group contains the algorithms for discovering the graph properties
   1.147 -like connectivity, bipartiteness, euler property, simplicity etc.
   1.148 +This group contains the algorithms for finding minimum mean cycles
   1.149 +\ref clrs01algorithms, \ref amo93networkflows.
   1.150  
   1.151 -\image html edge_biconnected_components.png
   1.152 -\image latex edge_biconnected_components.eps "bi-edge-connected components" width=\textwidth
   1.153 -*/
   1.154 +The \e minimum \e mean \e cycle \e problem is to find a directed cycle
   1.155 +of minimum mean length (cost) in a digraph.
   1.156 +The mean length of a cycle is the average length of its arcs, i.e. the
   1.157 +ratio between the total length of the cycle and the number of arcs on it.
   1.158  
   1.159 -/**
   1.160 -@defgroup planar Planarity Embedding and Drawing
   1.161 -@ingroup algs
   1.162 -\brief Algorithms for planarity checking, embedding and drawing
   1.163 +This problem has an important connection to \e conservative \e length
   1.164 +\e functions, too. A length function on the arcs of a digraph is called
   1.165 +conservative if and only if there is no directed cycle of negative total
   1.166 +length. For an arbitrary length function, the negative of the minimum
   1.167 +cycle mean is the smallest \f$\epsilon\f$ value so that increasing the
   1.168 +arc lengths uniformly by \f$\epsilon\f$ results in a conservative length
   1.169 +function.
   1.170  
   1.171 -This group contains the algorithms for planarity checking,
   1.172 -embedding and drawing.
   1.173 +LEMON contains three algorithms for solving the minimum mean cycle problem:
   1.174 +- \ref Karp "Karp"'s original algorithm \ref amo93networkflows,
   1.175 +  \ref dasdan98minmeancycle.
   1.176 +- \ref HartmannOrlin "Hartmann-Orlin"'s algorithm, which is an improved
   1.177 +  version of Karp's algorithm \ref dasdan98minmeancycle.
   1.178 +- \ref Howard "Howard"'s policy iteration algorithm
   1.179 +  \ref dasdan98minmeancycle.
   1.180  
   1.181 -\image html planar.png
   1.182 -\image latex planar.eps "Plane graph" width=\textwidth
   1.183 +In practice, the Howard algorithm proved to be by far the most efficient
   1.184 +one, though the best known theoretical bound on its running time is
   1.185 +exponential.
   1.186 +Both Karp and HartmannOrlin algorithms run in time O(ne) and use space
   1.187 +O(n<sup>2</sup>+e), but the latter one is typically faster due to the
   1.188 +applied early termination scheme.
   1.189  */
   1.190  
   1.191  /**
   1.192 @@ -476,12 +530,36 @@
   1.193  */
   1.194  
   1.195  /**
   1.196 -@defgroup spantree Minimum Spanning Tree Algorithms
   1.197 +@defgroup graph_properties Connectivity and Other Graph Properties
   1.198  @ingroup algs
   1.199 -\brief Algorithms for finding minimum cost spanning trees and arborescences.
   1.200 +\brief Algorithms for discovering the graph properties
   1.201  
   1.202 -This group contains the algorithms for finding minimum cost spanning
   1.203 -trees and arborescences.
   1.204 +This group contains the algorithms for discovering the graph properties
   1.205 +like connectivity, bipartiteness, euler property, simplicity etc.
   1.206 +
   1.207 +\image html connected_components.png
   1.208 +\image latex connected_components.eps "Connected components" width=\textwidth
   1.209 +*/
   1.210 +
   1.211 +/**
   1.212 +@defgroup planar Planarity Embedding and Drawing
   1.213 +@ingroup algs
   1.214 +\brief Algorithms for planarity checking, embedding and drawing
   1.215 +
   1.216 +This group contains the algorithms for planarity checking,
   1.217 +embedding and drawing.
   1.218 +
   1.219 +\image html planar.png
   1.220 +\image latex planar.eps "Plane graph" width=\textwidth
   1.221 +*/
   1.222 +
   1.223 +/**
   1.224 +@defgroup approx Approximation Algorithms
   1.225 +@ingroup algs
   1.226 +\brief Approximation algorithms.
   1.227 +
   1.228 +This group contains the approximation and heuristic algorithms
   1.229 +implemented in LEMON.
   1.230  */
   1.231  
   1.232  /**
   1.233 @@ -494,15 +572,6 @@
   1.234  */
   1.235  
   1.236  /**
   1.237 -@defgroup approx Approximation Algorithms
   1.238 -@ingroup algs
   1.239 -\brief Approximation algorithms.
   1.240 -
   1.241 -This group contains the approximation and heuristic algorithms
   1.242 -implemented in LEMON.
   1.243 -*/
   1.244 -
   1.245 -/**
   1.246  @defgroup gen_opt_group General Optimization Tools
   1.247  \brief This group contains some general optimization frameworks
   1.248  implemented in LEMON.
   1.249 @@ -512,13 +581,16 @@
   1.250  */
   1.251  
   1.252  /**
   1.253 -@defgroup lp_group Lp and Mip Solvers
   1.254 +@defgroup lp_group LP and MIP Solvers
   1.255  @ingroup gen_opt_group
   1.256 -\brief Lp and Mip solver interfaces for LEMON.
   1.257 +\brief LP and MIP solver interfaces for LEMON.
   1.258  
   1.259 -This group contains Lp and Mip solver interfaces for LEMON. The
   1.260 -various LP solvers could be used in the same manner with this
   1.261 -interface.
   1.262 +This group contains LP and MIP solver interfaces for LEMON.
   1.263 +Various LP solvers could be used in the same manner with this
   1.264 +high-level interface.
   1.265 +
   1.266 +The currently supported solvers are \ref glpk, \ref clp, \ref cbc,
   1.267 +\ref cplex, \ref soplex.
   1.268  */
   1.269  
   1.270  /**
   1.271 @@ -608,7 +680,7 @@
   1.272  */
   1.273  
   1.274  /**
   1.275 -@defgroup dimacs_group DIMACS format
   1.276 +@defgroup dimacs_group DIMACS Format
   1.277  @ingroup io_group
   1.278  \brief Read and write files in DIMACS format
   1.279  
   1.280 @@ -657,8 +729,8 @@
   1.281  @ingroup concept
   1.282  \brief Skeleton and concept checking classes for graph structures
   1.283  
   1.284 -This group contains the skeletons and concept checking classes of LEMON's
   1.285 -graph structures and helper classes used to implement these.
   1.286 +This group contains the skeletons and concept checking classes of
   1.287 +graph structures.
   1.288  */
   1.289  
   1.290  /**
   1.291 @@ -670,6 +742,15 @@
   1.292  */
   1.293  
   1.294  /**
   1.295 +@defgroup tools Standalone Utility Applications
   1.296 +
   1.297 +Some utility applications are listed here.
   1.298 +
   1.299 +The standard compilation procedure (<tt>./configure;make</tt>) will compile
   1.300 +them, as well.
   1.301 +*/
   1.302 +
   1.303 +/**
   1.304  \anchor demoprograms
   1.305  
   1.306  @defgroup demos Demo Programs
   1.307 @@ -681,13 +762,4 @@
   1.308  <tt>make check</tt> commands.
   1.309  */
   1.310  
   1.311 -/**
   1.312 -@defgroup tools Standalone Utility Applications
   1.313 -
   1.314 -Some utility applications are listed here.
   1.315 -
   1.316 -The standard compilation procedure (<tt>./configure;make</tt>) will compile
   1.317 -them, as well.
   1.318 -*/
   1.319 -
   1.320  }