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Topological ordering of a list of randomly-numbered elements of a network

Communications of the ACMPublished 1 April 1961Open access
Daniel J. Lasser
Citations23
SJR quartileQ1
SJR score1.15
SNIP3.34
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TL;DR

A simple technique can be used to create at high speed a list in topological order based on a network of directed line segments free of circular elements.

Abstract

A network of directed line segments free of circular elements is assumed. The lines are identified by their terminal nodes and the nodes are assumed to be numbered by a non-topological system. Given a list of these lines in numeric order, a simple technique can be used to create at high speed a list in topological order.

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