Les Cahiers du GERAD ISSN : 0711 – 2440
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Let G = (V,E,w) be a graph with vertex and edge sets V and E, respectively, and w : E → IR a function which assigns a positive weigth or length to each edge of G. G is called a realization of a finite metric space (M,d), with M = {1, ..., n} if and only if {1, ..., n} ⊆ V and d(i, j) is equal to the length of the shortest chain linking i and j in G ∀i, j = 1, ..., n. A realization G of (M,d), is said optimal if the sum of its weights is minimal among all the realizations of (M,d). Consider a partition of M into two nonempty subsets K and L, and let e be an edge in a realization G of (M,d); we say that e is a bridge linking K with L if e belongs to all chains in G linking a vertex of K with a vertex of L. The Metric Bridge Partition Problem is to determine if the elements of a finite metric space (M,d) can be partitioned into two nonempty subsets K and L such that all optimal realizations of (M,d) contain a bridge linking K with L. We prove in this paper that this problem is polynomially solvable. We also describe an algorithm that constructs an optimal realization of (M,d) from optimal realizations of (K, d|K) and (L, d|L).
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