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A complete shortest independent loop set algorithm for model structure analysis

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  • Serafina Middleton
  • Mohammad Motamed

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This article looks at the well‐known shortest independent loop set algorithm, which is used to identify an independent loop set in system dynamics models. It addresses the cases where the algorithm fails to find a complete set due to its limitation to geodetic cycles and introduces a modification that has the potential to identify a complete independent loop set in every case while maintaining the efficiency of the original algorithm. The modified algorithm uses second‐shortest paths to complete the loop set. Special attention is given to the creation of the second‐shortest path matrix required for the modified algorithm, and to the application of the algorithm to a model where the independent loop set created by the shortest independent loop set algorithm was previously shown to be incomplete. © 2024 System Dynamics Society.

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  • Serafina Middleton & Mohammad Motamed, 2024. "A complete shortest independent loop set algorithm for model structure analysis," System Dynamics Review, System Dynamics Society, vol. 40(3), July.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:sysdyn:v:40:y:2024:i:3:n:e1787
    DOI: 10.1002/sdr.1787
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