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A Linear-Time Algorithm for Minimum Cost Flow on Undirected One-Trees

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We give an O(n)-time algorithm for the minimum cost flow problem over an undirected one-tree with n vertices. A one-tree is a spanning tree with one additional edge.

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Kalantari, B., Kalantari, I. (1995). A Linear-Time Algorithm for Minimum Cost Flow on Undirected One-Trees. In: Colbourn, C.J., Mahmoodian, E.S. (eds) Combinatorics Advances. Mathematics and Its Applications, vol 329. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-3554-2_13

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