Shortest Cycle in a Graph
Explore how to find the shortest cycle in a bidirectional graph with vertices and edges using Go. Understand graph traversal basics, cycle detection, and approach the problem by analyzing graph structure and constraints. This lesson helps you develop skills to detect cycles and compute their lengths effectively.
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Statement
You are given a bidirectional graph with n vertices, labeled from 0 to n - 1. The graph is represented by a 2D integer array edges, where each element edges[i] = [ui, vi] represents an edge connecting vertex ui and vertex vi. Each vertex pair has at most one edge between them, and no vertex is connected to itself.
Your task is to find the length of the shortest cycle in the graph. A cycle is defined as a path that starts and ends at the same vertex, with each edge in the path appearing exactly once. If no cycle exists in the graph, return -1.
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