Approximation algorithms for traveling salesman problems

• Verfasst von: Traub, Vera [VerfasserIn]
• Verfasst von: Vygen, Jens [VerfasserIn]
• Titel: Approximation algorithms for traveling salesman problems
• Verf.angabe: Vera Traub, Jens Vygen
• Verlagsort: Cambridge ; New York
• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Jahr: 2025
• Umfang: 1 Online-Ressource (xiv, 427 Seiten)
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• Fussnoten: Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 15 Nov 2024)
• ISBN: 978-1-009-44543-6
• DOI: doi:10.1017/9781009445436
• Datenträger: Online-Ressource
• Sprache: eng
• Bibliogr. Hinweis: Erscheint auch als : Druck-Ausgabe: Traub, Vera, 1994 - : Approximation algorithms for traveling salesman problems. - Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2025. - xiv, 427 Seiten
• K10plus-PPN: 1912362511
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Abstract

The Traveling Salesman Problem (TSP) is a central topic in discrete mathematics and theoretical computer science. It has been one of the driving forces in combinatorial optimization. The design and analysis of better and better approximation algorithms for the TSP has proved challenging but very fruitful. This is the first book on approximation algorithms for the TSP, featuring a comprehensive collection of all major results and an overview of the most intriguing open problems. Many of the presented results have been discovered only recently, and some are published here for the first time, including better approximation algorithms for the asymmetric TSP and its path version. This book constitutes and advances the state of the art and makes it accessible to a wider audience. Featuring detailed proofs, over 170 exercises, and 100 color figures, this book is an excellent resource for teaching, self-study, and further research.