Title : 
Signal flowgraphs solved by graph-expansion algorithm
         
        
        
            Author_Institution : 
Martin-Marietta Corporation, Orlando, USA
         
        
        
        
        
        
        
            Abstract : 
A new algorithm for the solution of signal flowgraphs by Mason´s rule expands the graph into a tree, exposing every possible path and loop. Set theory then locates nontouching pairs and higher orders.
         
        
            Keywords : 
graph theory; trees (mathematics);
         
        
        
            Journal_Title : 
Electronics Letters
         
        
        
        
        
            DOI : 
10.1049/el:19700187