Java Algorithm – Biconnected Components
A biconnected component is a maximal biconnected subgraph.
Biconnected Graph is already discussed here. In this article, we will see how to find biconnected component in a graph using algorithm by John Hopcroft and Robert Tarjan.
In above graph, following are the biconnected components:
- 4–2 3–4 3–1 2–3 1–2
- 8–9
- 8–5 7–8 5–7
- 6–0 5–6 1–5 0–1
- 10–11
Algorithm is based on Disc and Low Values discussed in Strongly Connected Components Article.
Idea is to store visited edges in a stack while DFS on a graph and keep looking for Articulation Points (highlighted in above figure). As soon as an Articulation Point u is found, all edges visited while DFS from node u onwards will form one biconnected component. When DFS completes for one connected component, all edges present in stack will form a biconnected component.
If there is no Articulation Point in graph, then graph is biconnected and so there will be one biconnected component which is the graph itself.
Java Programming:
Output:
4--2 3--4 3--1 2--3 1--2 8--9 8--5 7--8 5--7 6--0 5--6 1--5 0--1 10--11 Above are 5 biconnected components in graph[ad type=”banner”]


