Subject: Re: Longest path
To: Craig M. Chase <chase@pine.ece.utexas.edu>
From: None <Mark_Weaver@brown.edu>
List: current-users
Date: 12/16/1993 10:33:06
> > Finding a cycle in a graph has nothing to do with whether or not the
> > edges are weighted. A cycle is a cycle, pure and simple. Think about
> > it.
> > Email: Mark_Weaver@brown.edu | Brown University
>
> OK, I have.
>
> Subtle changes in a problem can often make the difference between it
> being tractable or intractable. The existence of edge weights can
> certainly make a significant difference.
>
> However, Mark is (mostly) correct in this instance.
I'm sorry, I was very tired when I said this (up for ~40 hours), and I
thought we were talking about finding ANY cycle, as opposed to the
longest one. *blush*
Mark
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