The design of approximation algorithms

Discrete optimization problems are everywhere, from traditional operations research planning problems, such as scheduling, facility location, and network design; to computer science problems in databases; to advertising issues in viral marketing. Yet most such problems are NP-hard. Thus unless P = N...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Williamson, David P.
Other Authors: Shmoys, David Bernard
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York Cambridge University Press 2011.
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