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We present strongly polynomial algorithms to find rational and integer flow vectors that minimize a convex separable quadratic cost function on two-terminal series—parallel graphs.
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Tamir, A. A strongly polynomial algorithm for minimum convex separable quadratic cost flow problems on two-terminal series—parallel networks. Mathematical Programming 59, 117–132 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01581240
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