Backbones in Optimization and Approximation

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2001

Authors

Slaney, John K
Walsh, Toby

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Morgan Kauffman Publishers

Abstract

We study the impact of backbones in optimization and approximation problems. We show that some optimization problems like graph coloring resemble decision problems, with problem hardness positively correlated with backbone size. For other optimization pro

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Keywords: Approximate solution; Approximation problems; Decision problems; Graph colorings; Number partitioning; Optimization problems; Problem hardness; Traveling salesperson problem; Artificial intelligence; Hardness; Optimization

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IJCAI-01: Proceedings of the 17th International Joint Conference on Artificial Intelligence

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Conference paper

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