One of the most classic algorithmic problems deals with calculating the shortest path between two points. A more complicated variant of the problem is when the route traverses a changing network ...

No more than n (n - 1)/2 comparisons are needed to find the shortest route from a given origin to all other nodes and possibly less between two fixed nodes. Except for details and bias of various ...

P. D. Whiting, J. A. Hillier, A Method for Finding the Shortest Route Through a Road Network, OR, Vol. 11, No. 1/2 (Mar. - Jun., 1960), pp. 37-40 ...

Example 4.1: Shortest Path Problem Whole pineapples are served in a restaurant in London. To ensure freshness, the pineapples are purchased in Hawaii and air freighted from Honolulu to Heathrow in ...

The traveling salesman problem asks: Given a collection of cities connected by highways, what is the shortest route that visits every city and returns to the starting place? The answer has ...

Bumblebees can find the solution to a complex mathematical problem which keeps computers busy for days. Scientists in the UK have discovered that bees learn to fly the shortest possible route ...