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6. Union-Find Data Structure

The chapter discusses the Union-Find data structure, essential for implementing Kruskal's algorithm to find minimum cost spanning trees in weighted graphs. It explains the operations of 'find' and 'union' for managing dynamic connectivity within a partition of a set. Amortized analysis is presented to showcase the efficiency of these operations over multiple executions, achieving a complexity of O(m log n) for m operations, which is comparable to other graph algorithms like Prim's.

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Sections

  • 6

    Union-Find Data Structure

    The Union-Find data structure efficiently manages disjoint sets and supports operations to find and union these sets, crucial for algorithms like Kruskal's.

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  • 6.1

    Introduction To Kruskal's Algorithm

    This section introduces Kruskal's Algorithm and the Union-Find data structure essential for efficiently finding minimum cost spanning trees.

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  • 6.2

    Union And Find Operations

    This section introduces the Union-Find data structure, explaining its crucial role in efficiently managing and merging disjoint sets for algorithmic applications, particularly in Kruskal's algorithm for minimum cost spanning trees.

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  • 6.3

    Initialization Of Union-Find

    This section introduces the Union-Find data structure used in graph algorithms, particularly in Kruskal's algorithm for minimum spanning trees.

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  • 6.4

    Names Of Components

    This section covers the Union-Find data structure, its significance in Kruskal's algorithm, and the efficient management of disjoint sets.

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  • 6.5

    Tracking Component Membership

    This section provides an overview of the Union-Find data structure, which is essential for efficiently managing and tracking components during algorithms like Kruskal's for finding minimum spanning trees.

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  • 6.6

    Union Find Complexity Analysis

    This section covers the Union-Find data structure, its implementation, and its complexity analysis, particularly in the context of Kruskal's algorithm for finding the minimum spanning tree.

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  • 6.7

    Improving Union Operations

    The section discusses the Union-Find data structure used in Kruskal's algorithm, explaining its operations and efficiency improvements over time.

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  • 6.8

    Merging Components And Size Considerations

    This section covers the Union-Find data structure, its operations, and the significance of size considerations in updating components efficiently.

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  • 6.9

    Amortized Complexity

    This section discusses the Amortized Complexity of the Union-Find data structure, detailing how it optimally handles union and find operations.

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  • 6.10

    Using Union-Find In Kruskal's Algorithm

    This section discusses the Union-Find data structure and its critical role in efficiently implementing Kruskal's algorithm for finding a minimum spanning tree.

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  • 6.11

    Summary Of Union-Find Implementation

    This section introduces the Union-Find data structure, its operations, and its significance in Kruskal's algorithm for constructing minimum spanning trees.

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References

ch32.pdf

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What we have learnt

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