Request for expanation

Hi,Can anyone explain the algorithm in the relax() method found inhttp://java.sun.com/products/plugin/1.5.0/demos/plugin/applets/GraphLayout/Graph.javaWhat is the theory behind this algorithm?Does anyone know a suitable link ?Thanks a lot
[280 byte] By [norbulingaa] at [2007-11-26 12:37:28]
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> What is the theory behind this algorithm?

> Does anyone know a suitable link ?

The notion of 攔elaxation?comes from an analogy between shortest path

and a tension spring. First we overestimate a shortest path. Over time,

as shorter paths are found, we 攔elax?the spring, or lower our cost *.

* http://activities.tjhsst.edu/sct/lectures/graph1.pdf

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