Proximity graphs inside large weighted graphs

Abstract

Given a large weighted graph G = (V;E) and a subset U of V , we de¯ne several graphs with vertex set U in which two vertices are adjacent if they satisfy some prescribed proximity rule. These rules use the shortest path distance in G and generalize the proximity rules that generate some of the most common proximity graphs in Euclidean spaces. We prove basic properties of the de¯ned graphs and provide algorithms for their computation.