arXiv (Cornell University)
New Perspectives on Semiring Applications to Dynamic Programming
December 2025 • Baril, Ambroise, Couceiro, Miguel, Lagerkvist, Victor
Semiring algebras have been shown to provide a suitable language to formalize many noteworthy combinatorial problems. For instance, the Shortest-Path problem can be seen as a special case of the Algebraic-Path problem when applied to the tropical semiring. The application of semirings typically makes it possible to solve extended problems without increasing the computational complexity. In this article we further exploit the idea of using semiring algebras to address and tackle several extensions of classical comp…