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kpeter (Peter Kovacs)
kpeter@inf.elte.hu
Implement the scaling Price Refinement heuristic in CostScaling (#417) instead of Early Termination. These two heuristics are similar, but the newer one is faster and not only makes it possible to skip some epsilon phases, but it can improve the performance of the other phases, as well.
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      // Find active nodes (i.e. nodes with positive excess)
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      for (int u = 0; u != _res_node_num; ++u) {
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        if (_excess[u] > 0) _active_nodes.push_back(u);
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      }
976 976

	
977 977
      // Initialize the next arcs
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      for (int u = 0; u != _res_node_num; ++u) {
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        _next_out[u] = _first_out[u];
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      }
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    }
982 982

	
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    // Early termination heuristic
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    bool earlyTermination() {
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      const double EARLY_TERM_FACTOR = 3.0;
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    // Price (potential) refinement heuristic
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    bool priceRefinement() {
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      // Build a static residual graph
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      _arc_vec.clear();
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      _cost_vec.clear();
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      for (int j = 0; j != _res_arc_num; ++j) {
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        if (_res_cap[j] > 0) {
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          _arc_vec.push_back(IntPair(_source[j], _target[j]));
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          _cost_vec.push_back(_cost[j] + 1);
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      // Stack for stroing the topological order
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      IntVector stack(_res_node_num);
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      int stack_top;
989

	
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      // Perform phases
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      while (topologicalSort(stack, stack_top)) {
992

	
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        // Compute node ranks in the acyclic admissible network and
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        // store the nodes in buckets
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        for (int i = 0; i != _res_node_num; ++i) {
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          _rank[i] = 0;
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        }
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        const int bucket_end = _root + 1;
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        for (int r = 0; r != _max_rank; ++r) {
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          _buckets[r] = bucket_end;
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      }
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      _sgr.build(_res_node_num, _arc_vec.begin(), _arc_vec.end());
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        int top_rank = 0;
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        for ( ; stack_top >= 0; --stack_top) {
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          int u = stack[stack_top], v;
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          int rank_u = _rank[u];
997 1006

	
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      // Run Bellman-Ford algorithm to check if the current flow is optimal
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      BellmanFord<StaticDigraph, LargeCostArcMap> bf(_sgr, _cost_map);
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      bf.init(0);
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      bool done = false;
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      int K = int(EARLY_TERM_FACTOR * std::sqrt(double(_res_node_num)));
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      for (int i = 0; i < K && !done; ++i) {
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        done = bf.processNextWeakRound();
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          LargeCost rc, pi_u = _pi[u];
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          int last_out = _first_out[u+1];
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          for (int a = _first_out[u]; a != last_out; ++a) {
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            if (_res_cap[a] > 0) {
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              v = _target[a];
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              rc = _cost[a] + pi_u - _pi[v];
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              if (rc < 0) {
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                LargeCost nrc = static_cast<LargeCost>((-rc - 0.5) / _epsilon);
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                if (nrc < LargeCost(_max_rank)) {
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                  int new_rank_v = rank_u + static_cast<int>(nrc);
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                  if (new_rank_v > _rank[v]) {
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                    _rank[v] = new_rank_v;
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      }
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      return done;
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                }
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              }
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            }
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          }
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          if (rank_u > 0) {
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            top_rank = std::max(top_rank, rank_u);
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            int bfirst = _buckets[rank_u];
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            _bucket_next[u] = bfirst;
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            _bucket_prev[bfirst] = u;
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            _buckets[rank_u] = u;
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          }
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        }
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        // Check if the current flow is epsilon-optimal
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        if (top_rank == 0) {
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          return true;
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        }
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        // Process buckets in top-down order
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        for (int rank = top_rank; rank > 0; --rank) {
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          while (_buckets[rank] != bucket_end) {
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            // Remove the first node from the current bucket
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            int u = _buckets[rank];
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            _buckets[rank] = _bucket_next[u];
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            // Search the outgoing arcs of u
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            LargeCost rc, pi_u = _pi[u];
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            int last_out = _first_out[u+1];
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            int v, old_rank_v, new_rank_v;
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            for (int a = _first_out[u]; a != last_out; ++a) {
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              if (_res_cap[a] > 0) {
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                v = _target[a];
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                old_rank_v = _rank[v];
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                if (old_rank_v < rank) {
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                  // Compute the new rank of node v
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                  rc = _cost[a] + pi_u - _pi[v];
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                  if (rc < 0) {
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                    new_rank_v = rank;
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                  } else {
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                    LargeCost nrc = rc / _epsilon;
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                    new_rank_v = 0;
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                    if (nrc < LargeCost(_max_rank)) {
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                      new_rank_v = rank - 1 - static_cast<int>(nrc);
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                    }
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                  }
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                  // Change the rank of node v
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                  if (new_rank_v > old_rank_v) {
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                    _rank[v] = new_rank_v;
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                    // Remove v from its old bucket
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                    if (old_rank_v > 0) {
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                      if (_buckets[old_rank_v] == v) {
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                        _buckets[old_rank_v] = _bucket_next[v];
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                      } else {
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                        int pv = _bucket_prev[v], nv = _bucket_next[v];
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                        _bucket_next[pv] = nv;
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                        _bucket_prev[nv] = pv;
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                      }
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                    }
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                    // Insert v into its new bucket
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                    int nv = _buckets[new_rank_v];
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                    _bucket_next[v] = nv;
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                    _bucket_prev[nv] = v;
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                    _buckets[new_rank_v] = v;
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                  }
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                }
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              }
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            }
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            // Refine potential of node u
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            _pi[u] -= rank * _epsilon;
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          }
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        }
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      }
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      return false;
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    }
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    // Find and cancel cycles in the admissible network and
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    // determine topological order using DFS
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    bool topologicalSort(IntVector &stack, int &stack_top) {
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      const int MAX_CYCLE_CANCEL = 1;
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      BoolVector reached(_res_node_num, false);
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      BoolVector processed(_res_node_num, false);
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      IntVector pred(_res_node_num);
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      for (int i = 0; i != _res_node_num; ++i) {
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        _next_out[i] = _first_out[i];
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      }
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      stack_top = -1;
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      int cycle_cnt = 0;
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      for (int start = 0; start != _res_node_num; ++start) {
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        if (reached[start]) continue;
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        // Start DFS search from this start node
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        pred[start] = -1;
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        int tip = start, v;
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        while (true) {
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          // Check the outgoing arcs of the current tip node
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          reached[tip] = true;
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          LargeCost pi_tip = _pi[tip];
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          int a, last_out = _first_out[tip+1];
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          for (a = _next_out[tip]; a != last_out; ++a) {
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            if (_res_cap[a] > 0) {
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              v = _target[a];
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              if (_cost[a] + pi_tip - _pi[v] < 0) {
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                if (!reached[v]) {
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                  // A new node is reached
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                  reached[v] = true;
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                  pred[v] = tip;
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                  _next_out[tip] = a;
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                  tip = v;
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                  a = _next_out[tip];
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                  last_out = _first_out[tip+1];
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                  break;
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                }
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                else if (!processed[v]) {
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                  // A cycle is found
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                  ++cycle_cnt;
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                  _next_out[tip] = a;
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                  // Find the minimum residual capacity along the cycle
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                  Value d, delta = _res_cap[a];
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                  int u, delta_node = tip;
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                  for (u = tip; u != v; ) {
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                    u = pred[u];
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                    d = _res_cap[_next_out[u]];
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                    if (d <= delta) {
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                      delta = d;
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                      delta_node = u;
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                    }
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                  }
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                  // Augment along the cycle
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                  _res_cap[a] -= delta;
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                  _res_cap[_reverse[a]] += delta;
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                  for (u = tip; u != v; ) {
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                    u = pred[u];
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                    int ca = _next_out[u];
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                    _res_cap[ca] -= delta;
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                    _res_cap[_reverse[ca]] += delta;
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                  }
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                  // Check the maximum number of cycle canceling
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                  if (cycle_cnt >= MAX_CYCLE_CANCEL) {
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                    return false;
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                  }
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                  // Roll back search to delta_node
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                  if (delta_node != tip) {
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                    for (u = tip; u != delta_node; u = pred[u]) {
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                      reached[u] = false;
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                    }
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                    tip = delta_node;
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                    a = _next_out[tip] + 1;
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                    last_out = _first_out[tip+1];
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                    break;
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                  }
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                }
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              }
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            }
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          }
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          // Step back to the previous node
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          if (a == last_out) {
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            processed[tip] = true;
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            stack[++stack_top] = tip;
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            tip = pred[tip];
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            if (tip < 0) {
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              // Finish DFS from the current start node
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              break;
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            }
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            ++_next_out[tip];
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          }
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        }
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      }
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      return (cycle_cnt == 0);
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    }
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    // Global potential update heuristic
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    void globalUpdate() {
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      const int bucket_end = _root + 1;
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      // Initialize buckets
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      for (int r = 0; r != _max_rank; ++r) {
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        _buckets[r] = bucket_end;
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      }
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      Value total_excess = 0;
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      int b0 = bucket_end;
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      for (int u = 0; u != _res_node_num; ++u) {
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        int k = std::min(_rank[u], r);
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        if (k > 0) {
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          _pi[u] -= _epsilon * k;
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          _next_out[u] = _first_out[u];
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        }
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      }
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    }
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    /// Execute the algorithm performing augment and relabel operations
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    void startAugment(int max_length) {
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      // Paramters for heuristics
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      const int EARLY_TERM_EPSILON_LIMIT = 1000;
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      const int PRICE_REFINEMENT_LIMIT = 2;
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      const double GLOBAL_UPDATE_FACTOR = 1.0;
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      const int global_update_skip = static_cast<int>(GLOBAL_UPDATE_FACTOR *
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        (_res_node_num + _sup_node_num * _sup_node_num));
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      int next_global_update_limit = global_update_skip;
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      // Perform cost scaling phases
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      IntVector path;
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      BoolVector path_arc(_res_arc_num, false);
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      int relabel_cnt = 0;
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      int eps_phase_cnt = 0;
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      for ( ; _epsilon >= 1; _epsilon = _epsilon < _alpha && _epsilon > 1 ?
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                                        1 : _epsilon / _alpha )
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      {
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        // Early termination heuristic
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        if (_epsilon <= EARLY_TERM_EPSILON_LIMIT) {
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          if (earlyTermination()) break;
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        ++eps_phase_cnt;
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        // Price refinement heuristic
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        if (eps_phase_cnt >= PRICE_REFINEMENT_LIMIT) {
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          if (priceRefinement()) continue;
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        }
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        // Initialize current phase
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        initPhase();
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        // Perform partial augment and relabel operations
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        while (true) {
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          // Select an active node (FIFO selection)
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          while (_active_nodes.size() > 0 &&
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                 _excess[_active_nodes.front()] <= 0) {
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            _active_nodes.pop_front();
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          }
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            globalUpdate();
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            next_global_update_limit += global_update_skip;
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          }
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        }
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      }
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    }
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    /// Execute the algorithm performing push and relabel operations
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    void startPush() {
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      // Paramters for heuristics
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      const int EARLY_TERM_EPSILON_LIMIT = 1000;
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      const int PRICE_REFINEMENT_LIMIT = 2;
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      const double GLOBAL_UPDATE_FACTOR = 2.0;
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      const int global_update_skip = static_cast<int>(GLOBAL_UPDATE_FACTOR *
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        (_res_node_num + _sup_node_num * _sup_node_num));
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      int next_global_update_limit = global_update_skip;
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      // Perform cost scaling phases
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      BoolVector hyper(_res_node_num, false);
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      LargeCostVector hyper_cost(_res_node_num);
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      int relabel_cnt = 0;
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      int eps_phase_cnt = 0;
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      for ( ; _epsilon >= 1; _epsilon = _epsilon < _alpha && _epsilon > 1 ?
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                                        1 : _epsilon / _alpha )
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      {
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        // Early termination heuristic
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        if (_epsilon <= EARLY_TERM_EPSILON_LIMIT) {
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          if (earlyTermination()) break;
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        ++eps_phase_cnt;
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        // Price refinement heuristic
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        if (eps_phase_cnt >= PRICE_REFINEMENT_LIMIT) {
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          if (priceRefinement()) continue;
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        }
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        // Initialize current phase
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        initPhase();
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        // Perform push and relabel operations
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        while (_active_nodes.size() > 0) {
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          LargeCost min_red_cost, rc, pi_n;
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          Value delta;
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          int n, t, a, last_out = _res_arc_num;
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        next_node:
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