Iterative methods in combinatorial optimization / Lap Chi Lau, R. Ravi, Mohit Singh.
"With the advent of approximation algorithms for NP-hard combinatorial optimization problems, several techniques from exact optimization such as the primal-dual method have proven their staying power and versatility. This book describes a simple and powerful method that is iterative in essence,...
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| Language: | English |
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| Series: | Cambridge texts in applied mathematics.
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| Summary: | "With the advent of approximation algorithms for NP-hard combinatorial optimization problems, several techniques from exact optimization such as the primal-dual method have proven their staying power and versatility. This book describes a simple and powerful method that is iterative in essence, and similarly useful in a variety of settings for exact and approximate optimization. The authors highlight the commonality and uses of this method to prove a variety of classical polyhedral results on matchings, trees, matroids, and flows. The presentation style is elementary enough to be accessible to anyone with exposure to basic linear algebra and graph theory, making the book suitable for introductory courses in combinatorial optimization at the upper undergraduate and beginning graduate levels. Discussions of advanced applications illustrate their potential for future application in research in approximation algorithms"-- |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xi, 242 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-240) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781139081078 1139081071 9781139078801 1139078801 9780511977152 0511977158 9781283111164 1283111160 1107221773 9781107221772 9786613111166 6613111163 1139076523 9781139076524 1139083341 9781139083348 1139070800 9781139070805 |
| DOI: | 10.1017/CBO9780511977152 |
| Language: | English. |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record. |