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100 1 _aLau, Lap Chi
546 _aeng
245 1 0 _aIterative methods in combinatorial optimization
_cLap Chi Lau, R. Ravi, Mohit Singh
260 _aCambridge ;
_aNew York :
_bCambridge University Press,
_c2011
300 _axi, 242 p.
_bill.
_c24 cm
490 1 _aCambridge texts in applied mathematics
500 _aBibliografie p. 233 Index p. 241
520 _a"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"--
520 _a"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"--
650 0 _aIterative methods (Mathematics)
650 0 _aCombinatorial optimization
700 1 _aRavi, R.
_d1969-
700 1 _aSingh, Mohit
830 0 _aCambridge texts in applied mathematics
942 _aIMAR
_cCART
_k518.26
_sEP
999 _c31512
_d31512