Hamilton Paths in Grid Graphs
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چکیده
A grid graph is a node-induced finite subgraph of the infinite grid. It is rectangular if its set of nodes is the product of two intervals. Given a rectangular grid graph and two of its nodes, we give necessary and sufficient conditions for the graph to have a Hamilton path between these two nodes. In contrast, the Hamilton path (and circuit) problem for general grid graphs is shown to be NP-complete. This provides a new, relatively simple, proof of the result that the Euclidean traveling salesman problem is NP-complete.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- SIAM J. Comput.
دوره 11 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1982