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Failure of uniform edge shifts to preserve shortest paths (w′(P)=w(P)+C∣P∣)

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Adding the same constant C to every edge weight adds C times the number of edges to each path's cost. Routes with different edge counts need not retain their order. For example, edges s→t, s→u, u→t of weights 1,−2,2 make the two-edge path optimal with cost zero. Adding three changes the direct cost to four and the two-edge cost to six. The graph is a Directed acyclic graph and all shifted weights are positive, yet the minimizing path changes.

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  • Past exam of the year 1 of the computer science course of the University of Oxford / 2015 / Functional programming, design and analysis of algorithms / 8 / c / Solution

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