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| Reachability is one of the best studied problems in computer science. Instances of the reachability problem occurr, directly or indirectly, in a lot of relevant real world applications, ranging from databases to product configurations and networks. | Reachability is one of the best studied problems in computer science. Instances of the reachability problem occur{, directly or indirectly, in a lot of relevant real world applications, ranging from databases to product configurations and networks. In database terms, determining all pairs of reachable nodes in a graph G amounts to computing the transitive closure of the relation storing the edges. The version of the problem for this competition comes in terms of queries to the transitive closure of G. |
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| Given a directed graph G=(V,E) and a couple <a,b> of nodes of V, the solution to the Reachability problem reachable(a,b) determines whether node b is reachable from node a through a sequence of edges in E. The input is provided by a relation edge(X,Y) where a fact edge(i,j) states that node j is directly reachable by an edge in E from node i, and by one tuple (fact) of the form query(a,b) . | Given a directed graph {{{G=(V,E)}}} and a couple {{{<a,b>}}} of nodes of {{{{G}}}, the truth of the atom {{{reaches(a,b)}}} determines whether node {{{b}}} is reachable from node {{{a}}} through a sequence of edges in {{{E}}}. The input is provided by a relation {{{edge(X,Y)}}} where a fact {{{edge(i,j)}}} states that node j is directly reachable by an edge in {{{E}}} from node {{{i}}}, and by one query of the form {{{reaches(a,b)?}}}. |
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| In database terms, determining all pairs of reachable nodes in G amounts to computing the transitive closure of the relation storing the edges. | |
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| The input graph is represented by the set of its edges. The predicate used to define edges is a binary predicate "edge" where {{{edge(a,b)}}} means that there is a directed edge going from a to b: | The input graph is represented by the set of its edges. The predicate used to define edges is a binary predicate {{{edge}}} where {{{edge(a,b)}}} means that there is a directed edge going from a to b: |
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| The query is encoded in the facts for the binary predicate reaches, as {{{reaches(a,b)?}}} asking whether node 'b' is reachable from node 'a'. Only ground queries are provided. | The query is expressed as a ground atom of the binary predicate {{{reaches}}}: e.g. {{{reaches(a,b)?}}} asks whether node 'b' is reachable from node 'a'. Only ground queries are provided. |
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| if the query is false, the output is nothing (thus resulting in an empty row). | if the query is false, the output is nothing (thus resulting in an empty row), according the Competition Input and Output specification. |
Reachability
Contents
Problem Description
Reachability is one of the best studied problems in computer science. Instances of the reachability problem occur{, directly or indirectly, in a lot of relevant real world applications, ranging from databases to product configurations and networks. In database terms, determining all pairs of reachable nodes in a graph G amounts to computing the transitive closure of the relation storing the edges. The version of the problem for this competition comes in terms of queries to the transitive closure of G.
Given a directed graph G=(V,E) and a couple <a,b> of nodes of {G, the truth of the atom reaches(a,b) determines whether node b is reachable from node a through a sequence of edges in E. The input is provided by a relation edge(X,Y) where a fact edge(i,j) states that node j is directly reachable by an edge in E from node i, and by one query of the form reaches(a,b)?.
Predicates
Input: edge/2
Query: reaches/2
Output: reaches/2
Input format
The input graph is represented by the set of its edges. The predicate used to define edges is a binary predicate edge where edge(a,b) means that there is a directed edge going from a to b:
edge(1,3). edge(3,4). edge(4,2). edge(3,5). edge(2,5).
The query is expressed as a ground atom of the binary predicate reaches: e.g. reaches(a,b)? asks whether node 'b' is reachable from node 'a'. Only ground queries are provided.
Output format
If the answer to the input query, say, reaches(a,b), is positive (i.e., b is reachable from a), then the output should be a single fact representing the query itself; if the query is false, the output is nothing (thus resulting in an empty row), according the Competition Input and Output specification.
Example(s)
Input: edge(1,3). edge(3,4). edge(3,5). edge(4,2). edge(2,5). reaches(1,2)?
Possible Output: reaches(1,2).
Author(s)
- Author: Giorgio Terracina
- Affiliation: University of Calabria, Italy