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Monte Carlo techniques for estimating the Fiedler vector in graph applications
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Monte Carlo techniques for estimating the Fiedler vector in graph applications

Ashok Srinivasan and Michael Mascagni
Computational Science — ICCS 2002: International Conference Amsterdam, The Netherlands, April 21–24, 2002 Proceedings, Part II, Vol.2330(2), pp.635-645
Lecture notes in computer science, volume 2330, Springer
2002
Web of Science ID: WOS:000181351000066

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Abstract

Determining the Fiedler vector of the Laplacian or adjacency matrices of graphs is the most computationally intensive component of several applications, such as graph partitioning, graph coloring, envelope reduction, and seriation. Often an approximation of the Fiedler vector is sufficient. We discuss issues involved in the use of Monte Carlo techniques for this purpose.

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