Re: [igraph] Shortest path between nodes i and j that must go through node k

[Margaux Le Cam]

Thanks for the answer, I'll test this idea.

2013/4/5 Tamás Nepusz <address@hidden>

> I'm wondering if there is an algorithm which finds the shortest path between
> the nodes i and j of X, which includes at least one node k of Y. More generally,
> is it possible to find the shortest path between i and j, under the constraint that
> this path goes through k ?

Well, the only thing I can think of right now is to find the shortest path from i to every point in Y, and the shortest path from every point in Y to j. Then you can choose the shortest path by evaluating all possible combinations of i -> Y and Y -> j paths. Alternatively, if there is a direct connection from i straight to Y and from Y straight to j, you can *approximate* the result by removing all the edges not fully contained in Y except the i --> Y and Y --> j edges and then run a simple shortest path search.

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T.
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