The core type class for constructing algebraic graphs, characterised by the following minimal set of axioms. In equations we use + and * as convenient shortcuts for overlay and connect, respectively.

• overlay is commutative and associative:

        x + y == y + x
  x + (y + z) == (x + y) + z

• connect is associative and has empty as the identity:

    x * empty == x
    empty * x == x
  x * (y * z) == (x * y) * z

• connect distributes over overlay:

  x * (y + z) == x * y + x * z
  (x + y) * z == x * z + y * z

• connect can be decomposed:

  x * y * z == x * y + x * z + y * z

The following useful theorems can be proved from the above set of axioms.

• overlay has empty as the identity and is idempotent:

    x + empty == x
    empty + x == x
        x + x == x

• Absorption and saturation of connect:

  x * y + x + y == x * y
      x * x * x == x * x

The core type class Graph corresponds to unlabelled directed graphs. Undirected, Reflexive, Transitive and Preorder graphs can be obtained by extending the minimal set of axioms.

When specifying the time and memory complexity of graph algorithms, n will denote the number of vertices in the graph, m will denote the number of edges in the graph, and s will denote the size of the corresponding Graph expression.

The class of undirected graphs that satisfy the following additional axiom.

• connect is commutative:

  x * y == y * x

The class of reflexive graphs that satisfy the following additional axiom.

• Each vertex has a self-loop:

  vertex x == vertex x * vertex x

Note that by applying the axiom in the reverse direction, one can always remove all self-loops resulting in an irreflexive graph. This type class can therefore be also used in the context of irreflexive graphs.

The class of transitive graphs that satisfy the following additional axiom.

• The closure axiom: graphs with equal transitive closures are equal.

  y /= empty ==> x * y + x * z + y * z == x * y + y * z

By repeated application of the axiom one can turn any graph into its transitive closure or transitive reduction.

The class of preorder graphs that are both reflexive and transitive.

Construct the graph comprising a single edge.

edge x y == connect (vertex x) (vertex y)

Construct the graph comprising a given list of isolated vertices. Complexity: O(L) time, memory and size, where L is the length of the given list.

vertices []  == empty
vertices [x] == vertex x
vertices     == overlays . map vertex

Overlay a given list of graphs. Complexity: O(L) time and memory, and O(S) size, where L is the length of the given list, and S is the sum of sizes of the graphs in the list.

overlays []    == empty
overlays [x]   == x
overlays [x,y] == overlay x y
overlays       == foldr overlay empty

Connect a given list of graphs. Complexity: O(L) time and memory, and O(S) size, where L is the length of the given list, and S is the sum of sizes of the graphs in the list.

connects []    == empty
connects [x]   == x
connects [x,y] == connect x y
connects       == foldr connect empty

Construct the graph from a list of edges. Complexity: O(L) time, memory and size, where L is the length of the given list.

edges []      == empty
edges [(x,y)] == edge x y

The isSubgraphOf function takes two graphs and returns True if the first graph is a subgraph of the second. Here is the current implementation:

isSubgraphOf x y = overlay x y == y

The complexity therefore depends on the complexity of equality testing of the specific graph instance.

isSubgraphOf empty         x             == True
isSubgraphOf (vertex x)    empty         == False
isSubgraphOf x             (overlay x y) == True
isSubgraphOf (overlay x y) (connect x y) == True
isSubgraphOf (path xs)     (circuit xs)  == True

The path on a list of vertices. Complexity: O(L) time, memory and size, where L is the length of the given list.

path []    == empty
path [x]   == vertex x
path [x,y] == edge x y

The circuit on a list of vertices. Complexity: O(L) time, memory and size, where L is the length of the given list.

circuit []    == empty
circuit [x]   == edge x x
circuit [x,y] == edges [(x,y), (y,x)]

The clique on a list of vertices. Complexity: O(L) time, memory and size, where L is the length of the given list.

clique []         == empty
clique [x]        == vertex x
clique [x,y]      == edge x y
clique [x,y,z]    == edges [(x,y), (x,z), (y,z)]
clique (xs ++ ys) == connect (clique xs) (clique ys)

The biclique on two lists of vertices. Complexity: O(L1 + L2) time, memory and size, where L1 and L2 are the lengths of the given lists.

biclique []      []      == empty
biclique [x]     []      == vertex x
biclique []      [y]     == vertex y
biclique [x1,x2] [y1,y2] == edges [(x1,y1), (x1,y2), (x2,y1), (x2,y2)]
biclique xs      ys      == connect (vertices xs) (vertices ys)

The star formed by a centre vertex connected to a list of leaves. Complexity: O(L) time, memory and size, where L is the length of the given list.

star x []    == vertex x
star x [y]   == edge x y
star x [y,z] == edges [(x,y), (x,z)]
star x ys    == connect (vertex x) (vertices ys)

The tree graph constructed from a given Tree data structure. Complexity: O(T) time, memory and size, where T is the size of the given tree (i.e. the number of vertices in the tree).

tree (Node x [])                                         == vertex x
tree (Node x [Node y [Node z []]])                       == path [x,y,z]
tree (Node x [Node y [], Node z []])                     == star x [y,z]
tree (Node 1 [Node 2 [], Node 3 [Node 4 [], Node 5 []]]) == edges [(1,2), (1,3), (3,4), (3,5)]

The forest graph constructed from a given Forest data structure. Complexity: O(F) time, memory and size, where F is the size of the given forest (i.e. the number of vertices in the forest).

forest []                                                  == empty
forest [x]                                                 == tree x
forest [Node 1 [Node 2 [], Node 3 []], Node 4 [Node 5 []]] == edges [(1,2), (1,3), (4,5)]
forest                                                     == overlays . map tree