On a class of functions attaining their maximum at the vertices of a polyhedron (Q1115347)
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On a class of functions attaining their maximum at the vertices of a polyhedron (English)
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1989
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The well known result that a convex function attains its maximum at a vertex of a polytope is extended here in some sense to functions which are convex on the edges of a polyhedron, or are m-convex. As an application the polynomial time solvability of a special combinatorial problem is proved.
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polynomial time solvability
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