Author

Contributions

  • Ravi, R. (Ramamoorthi), 1969- - Contributor
  • Singh, Mohit - Contributor

Publication

2011 - Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, England

Language

English

Word Count

60,500 words, Guess

Page Count

242 pages

Identifiers

  • Internet Archiveiterativemethods00lcla
  • ISBN-101107007518
  • ISBN-100521189438
  • ISBN-139781107007512
  • ISBN-139780521189439
and 6 more
  • Library of Congress Control Number2011003653
  • OCLC Control Number694393831
  • Better World Books9780521189439
  • Better World Books9781107007512
  • Better World BooksO9-BLE-866
  • Open LibraryOL24885092M

Classifications

  • DDC518/.26
  • LCCQA297.8 .L38 2011
  • LCCQA402.5

Description

"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"-- "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"--

Subjects

Series Statement

  • Cambridge texts in applied mathematics

Other Editions

  • Iterative methods in combinatorial optimizationCambridge University Press2011-01-01

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