Network Flow
The Edmonds-Karp algorithm is a popular and efficient algorithm used to solve the max-flow problem in network flow theory. This algorithm is an extension of the Ford-Fulkerson algorithm, which is a simple algorithm for finding the maximum flow in a network. The Edmonds-Karp algorithm uses a breadth-first search approach to find the shortest augmenting path in the residual graph, making it faster and more efficient than the original Ford-Fulkerson algorithm.