Kruskal’s algorithm works by adding edges in increasing order of weight (lightest edge first). If the next edge does not induce a cycle among the current set of edges, then it is added to A. If it does, we skip it and consider the next in order. As the algorithm runs, the edges in A induce a forest on the vertices. The trees of this forest are eventually merged until a single tree forms containing all vertices. In this lecture, you find clear explanations of Kruskal’s Algorithm. |
