In algorithms, as in life, negativity can be a drag. Consider the problem of finding the shortest path between two points on a graph — a network of nodes connected by links, or edges. Often, these ...

This paper introduces two new closely related betweenness centrality measures based on the Randomized Shortest Paths (RSP) framework, which fill a gap between traditional network centrality measures ...

The brachistochrone (shortest-time) curve is the path connecting two points that enables the shortest travel time. This work explores the “brachistochrone path” of fire spread connecting two points at ...