Barzilai-Borwein method in graph drawing algorithm based on Kamada-Kawai algorithm
Martin Hasal, Lukáš Pospíšil, Jana Nowaková · AIP conference proceedings · 2016
Extension of Kamada-Kawai algorithm, which was designed for calculating layouts of simple undirected graphs, is presented in this paper. Graphs drawn by Kamada-Kawai algorithm exhibit symmetries, tend to produce aesthetically pleasing and crossing-free layouts for planar graphs. Minimization of Kamada-Kawai algorithm is based on Newton-Raphson method, which needs Hessian matrix of second derivatives of minimized node. Disadvantage of Kamada-Kawai embedder algorithm is computational requirements. This is caused by searching of minimal potential energy of the whole system, which is minimized node by node. The node with highest energy is minimized against all nodes till the local equilibrium state is reached. In this paper with Barzilai-Borwein (BB) minimization algorithm, which needs only gradient for minimum searching, instead of Newton-Raphson method, is worked. It significantly improves the computational time and requirements.