Infinite precedence graphs for consistency verification in P-time event graphs

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Main Authors: Zorzenon, Davide, Raisch, Jörg
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author Zorzenon, Davide
Raisch, Jörg
author_facet Zorzenon, Davide
Raisch, Jörg
contents Precedence constraints are inequalities used to model time dependencies. In 1958, Gallai proved that a finite system of precedence constraints admits solutions if and only if the corresponding precedence graph does not contain positive-weight circuits. We show that this result extends naturally to the case of infinitely many constraints. We then analyze two specific classes of infinite precedence graphs -- $\mathbb{N}$-periodic and ultimately periodic graphs -- and prove that the existence of solutions of their related constraints can be verified in strongly polynomial time. The obtained algorithms find applications in P-time event graphs, which are a subclass of P-time Petri nets able to model production systems under cyclic schedules where tasks need to be performed within given time windows.
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spellingShingle Infinite precedence graphs for consistency verification in P-time event graphs
Zorzenon, Davide
Raisch, Jörg
Systems and Control
Discrete Mathematics
Precedence constraints are inequalities used to model time dependencies. In 1958, Gallai proved that a finite system of precedence constraints admits solutions if and only if the corresponding precedence graph does not contain positive-weight circuits. We show that this result extends naturally to the case of infinitely many constraints. We then analyze two specific classes of infinite precedence graphs -- $\mathbb{N}$-periodic and ultimately periodic graphs -- and prove that the existence of solutions of their related constraints can be verified in strongly polynomial time. The obtained algorithms find applications in P-time event graphs, which are a subclass of P-time Petri nets able to model production systems under cyclic schedules where tasks need to be performed within given time windows.
title Infinite precedence graphs for consistency verification in P-time event graphs
topic Systems and Control
Discrete Mathematics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2504.05056