max-flow min-cut theorem

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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:mathematical_concept
gptkbp:appliesTo flow network
gptkbp:citation gptkb:Ford,_L._R.,_and_Fulkerson,_D._R._(1956)._Maximal_flow_through_a_network._Canadian_Journal_of_Mathematics.
gptkbp:describes relationship between maximum flow and minimum cut in a flow network
gptkbp:field combinatorial optimization
graph theory
gptkbp:hasApplication computer science
electrical engineering
logistics
operations research
telecommunications
supply chain management
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label max-flow min-cut theorem
gptkbp:isFundamentalTo network flow theory
gptkbp:provenBy gptkb:Lester_R._Ford_Jr.
gptkb:Delbert_Fulkerson
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Ford–Fulkerson_algorithm
gptkb:Edmonds–Karp_algorithm
gptkbp:state the maximum value of a flow is equal to the minimum capacity of a cut
gptkbp:usedIn scheduling
image segmentation
network design
transportation problems
bipartite matching
gptkbp:yearProved 1956
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Cut_(graph_theory)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6