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Definition: A path through a graph which starts and ends at the same vertex and includes every edge exactly once.
Also known as Eulerian path, Königsberg bridges problem.
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Christofides algorithm.
See also Hamiltonian cycle, Chinese postman problem.
Note: "Euler" is pronounced "oil-er." A Hamiltonian cycle includes each vertex once; an Euler cycle includes each edge once.
Author: PEB
Historical Note
Euler defined the cycle to solve the puzzle of finding a path across every bridge of the German city of Königsberg exactly once.
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Entry modified 27 October 2005.
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Paul E. Black, "Euler cycle", in
Dictionary of Algorithms and Data
Structures [online], Paul E. Black, ed.,
U.S. National Institute of
Standards and Technology. 27 October 2005. (accessed TODAY)
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