What are dynamic graphs?
In the realm of graph theory, the conventional representation of relationships through static graphs has long been the cornerstone of various analytical approaches. As described in Chapter 1, Getting Started with Graphs, a static graph is denoted as G (V, E), where V is its set of vertices and E is its set of edges. However, the limitations inherent in static graphs have become increasingly evident, prompting the necessity to delve into the temporal dimension of dynamic graphs. Static graphs, while indeed efficient for capturing instantaneous relationships, fall short in encapsulating the evolving nature of connections over time, which is crucial in many real-world phenomena. To address this limitation, dynamic graphs extend the concept of static graphs to incorporate the temporal dimension. This concept can be used to solve several problems, as we will see in the next section.
