Graph traversals in Data Structures
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Graph traversal techniques are used to search vertices in a graph and determine the order to visit vertices. There are two main techniques: breadth-first search (BFS) and depth-first search (DFS). BFS uses a queue and visits the nearest vertices first, producing a spanning tree. DFS uses a stack and visits vertices by going as deep as possible first, also producing a spanning tree. Both techniques involve marking visited vertices to avoid loops.
Graph traversals in Data Structures
- 1. PRESENTED BY D.ANANDHASILAMBARASAN KIT - CBE GRAPH TRAVERSALS IN DATA STRUCTURE
- 2. GRAPH TRAVERSALS Graph traversal is technique used for searching a vertex in a graph. The graph traversal is also used to decide the order of vertices to be visit in the search process. A graph traversal finds the edges to be used in the search process without creating loops that means using graph traversal we visit all vertices of graph without getting into looping path. There are two graph traversal techniques and they are as follows... BFS (breadth first search) DFS (depth first search)
- 3. BFS (Breadth First Search) BFS traversal of a graph, produces a spanning tree as final result. Spanning tree is a graph without any loops. We use queue data structure with maximum size of total number of vertices in the graph to implement BFS traversal of a graph. We use the following steps to implement BFS traversal. Step 1: Define a queue of size total number of vertices in the graph. Step 2: Select any vertex as starting point for traversal. Visit that vertex and insert it into the queue.
- 4. Step 3: Visit all the adjacent vertices of the vertex which is at front of the queue which is not visited and insert them into the queue. Step 4: When there is no new vertex to be visit from the vertex at front of the queue then delete that vertex from the queue. Step 5: Repeat step 3 and 4 until queue becomes empty. Step 6: When queue becomes empty, then produce final spanning tree by removing unused edges from the graph.
- 7. DFS (DEPTH FIRST SEARCH) DFS traversal of a graph, produces a spanning tree as final result. Spanning tree is a graph without any loops. We use stack data structure with maximum size of total number of vertices in the graph to implement DFS traversal of a graph. We use the following steps to implement DFS traversal... Step 1: define a stack of size total number of vertices in the graph. Step 2: select any vertex as starting point for traversal. Visit that vertex and push it on to the stack.
- 8. Step 3: visit any one of the adjacent vertex of the vertex which is at top of the stack which is not visited and push it on to the stack. Step 4: repeat step 3 until there are no new vertex to be visit from the vertex on top of the stack. Step 5: when there is no new vertex to be visit then use back tracking and pop one vertex from the stack. Step 6: repeat steps 3, 4 and 5 until stack becomes empty. Step 7: when stack becomes empty, then produce final spanning tree by removing unused edges from the graph. Back tracking is coming back to the vertex from which we came to current vertex.