Linear Time Approximation Algorithms for Degree Constrained Subgraph Problems

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  • Stefan Hougardy
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Many real-world problems require graphs of such large size that polynomial time algorithms are too costly as soon as their runtime is superlinear. Examples include problems in VLSI-design or problems in bioinformatics. For such problems the question arises: What is the best solution that can be obtained in linear time? We survey linear time approximation algorithms for some classical problems from combinatorial optimization, e.g. matchings and branchings.

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تاریخ انتشار 2008