A comprehensive introduction to network flows that brings together the classic and the contemporary aspects of the field, and provides an integrative view of theory, algorithms and applications.* presents in-depth, self-contained treatments of shortest path, maximum flow, and minimum cost flow problems, including descriptions of polynomial-time algorithms for these core models. * emphasizes powerful algorithmic strategies and analysis tools such as data scaling, geometric improvement arguments, and potential function arguments. * provides an easy-to-understand descriptions of several important data structures, including d-heaps, Fibonacci heaps, and dynamic trees. * devotes a special chapter to conducting empirical testing of algorithms. * features over 150 applications of network flows to a variety of engineering, management, and scientific domains. * contains extensive reference notes and illustrations.

本书全面介绍了经典的和现代的网络流技术，包括综合的理论、算法与应用。主要内容包括：路径、树与周期，算法设计与分析，最大流与最小流算法，分派与匹配，最小生成树，拉格朗日松弛与网络优化等。书中包含大量练习题，拓展了本书的内容，便于教学。