Year
1998
Authors
ALFANDARI Laurent, PASCHOS V.
Abstract
We define a new class of optimization problems, called M-ST (Master-Slave Tractable), which consist in covering or partitioning the vertex-set (or the edge-set) of a weighted graph by subgraphs. These NP-hard problems can be approximated within logarithmic ratio by an instanciation of the classical greedy algorithm for the Set Covering problem. Several applications are presented in the field of Network Design.
ALFANDARI, L. et PASCHOS, V. (1998). On the Approximation of Some Spanning Arborescence Problems. Dans: Advances in Computer and Information Sciences ’98. 13th International Symposium on Computer and Information Sciences (ISCIS). IOS Press, pp. 574-581.