Minimum Spanning Tree

GPTKB entity

Statements (33)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Graph Theory Concept
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs MST
gptkbp:application Image segmentation
Approximation of NP-hard problems
Cluster analysis
Design of computer networks
Design of electrical circuits
Transportation networks
gptkbp:appliesTo gptkb:Undirected_Graph
Weighted Graph
gptkbp:complexityOfBoruvka O(E log V)
gptkbp:complexityOfKruskal O(E log V)
gptkbp:complexityOfPrim O(E + V log V)
gptkbp:definedIn A spanning tree of a weighted, connected, undirected graph with minimum total edge weight
gptkbp:firstDescribed gptkb:Otakar_Boruvka
1926
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Minimum Spanning Tree
gptkbp:property Contains all vertices of the graph
Has minimum possible total edge weight
Has no cycles
Unique if all edge weights are distinct
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Spanning_Tree
Graph Connectivity
Shortest Path
gptkbp:supportsAlgorithm gptkb:Boruvka's_Algorithm
gptkb:Kruskal's_Algorithm
gptkb:Prim's_Algorithm
gptkbp:usedIn Network Design
Clustering
Approximation Algorithms
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Spanning_Tree_Algorithm
gptkb:Graph_Algorithms
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6