The.Algorithm.Design.Manual.Springer-Verlag.1998

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The Stanford GraphBase
The Stanford GraphBase is a collection of programs and datasets which generate and manipulate graphs
and networks. This package is the work of Donald Knuth at Stanford University, and the most recent
version of this software is always available by anonymous ftp from the Computer Science Department at
Stanford (see previous page for link information).
The programs themselves are written in CWEB , which is a mix of the C programming language and
Knuth's TEX typesetting language. To install and use this package, therefore, it is necessary to first
download and install CWEB on your system. We have made CWEB and the GraphBase available on
this site, as well as providing links to the original sites.
Files in GraphBase which have the .dat extension are data files, including dictionary-type data, map
distance data, data for reconstructing the painting of the Mona Lisa, football score data, and so on. Much
of the emphasis in the example GraphBase programs is on novel uses for graphs (for instance
constructing word ladders: "flour - floor - flood - blood - brood - broad - bread"), while implementing
efficient algorithmic methods to manipulate graphs and networks in general.
The text The Stanford GraphBase: A Platform for Combinatorial Computing is available from Addison-
Wesley Publishing Company (ISBN 0-201-54275-7), and is a helpful overview of the system. This book
shows the recreational approach of the author to the field of algorithms while providing a useful
GraphBase reference.
● Download GraphBase Files (Stanford site)
● Download CWEB Files (Stanford site)
● Download GraphBase and CWEB files (local site)
● Go to Stanford Computer Science Home Page
Problem Links
● Generating Graphs (10)
● Graph Data Structures (6)
● Random Number Generation (6)
● Generating Partitions (5)
● Generating Permutations (5)
● Connected Components (4)
● Edge and Vertex Connectivity (4)
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