Analysis of Nets by Numerical Methods
Arthur Gill · Journal of the ACM · 1960
The assignment of prime numbers to the branches of directed or non-directed nets, enables one to construct transition matrices in a numerical, rather than a symbolic, form. The numerical form greatly facilitates the construction of higher-order transition matrices, needed for the topological analysis of a given net. The proposed method is especially useful for the mechanical determination of the non-repeating paths and cycles in the net.