Approximability of hard combinatorial optimization problems: an introduction (Q1593534)

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scientific article; zbMATH DE number 1554229
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    Approximability of hard combinatorial optimization problems: an introduction
    scientific article; zbMATH DE number 1554229

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      Approximability of hard combinatorial optimization problems: an introduction (English)
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      17 January 2001
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      Most combinatorial optimization problems are NP-complete, and therefore in practice approximating methods are impotent. In this introductory survey the authors follow a historical path up to more recent developments in the theoretical characterization of approximation classes. The reader must be familiar with the main concepts of NP-completeness.
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      combinatorial optimization problems
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      introductory survey
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      characterization of approximation classes
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      NP-completeness
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