Approximation algorithms for NP-hard problems / edited by Dorit S. Hochbaum.

Other author Hochbaum, Dorit S.
Format Book
Publication InfoBoston : PWS Pub. Co., ©1997.
Descriptionxxii, 596 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Subjects

Contents Approximation algorithm for scheduling / Leslie A. Hall -- Approximation algorithms for bin packing : a survey / E.G. Coffmann, Jr., M.R. Garey, and D.S. Johnson -- Approximating covering and packing problems : set cover, vertex cover, independent set, and related problems / Dorit S. Hochbaum -- The primal-dual method for approximation algorithms and its application to network design problems / Michel X. Goemans and David P. Williamson -- Cut problems and their application to divide-and-conquer / David B. Shmoys -- Approximation algorithms for finding highly connected subgraphs / Samir Khuller -- Algorithms for finding low degree structures / Balaji Raghavachari -- Approximation algorithms for geometric problems / Marshall Bern and David Eppstein -- Various notions of approximations : good, better, best, and more / Dorit S. Hochbaum -- Hardness of approximations / Sanjeev Arora and Carsten Lund -- Randomized approximation algorithms in combinatorial optimization / Rajeev Motwani, Joseph (Seffi) Naor, and Prabhakar Raghavan -- The Markov chain Monte Carlo method : an approach to approximate counting and integration / Mark Jerrum and Alistair Sinclair -- Online computation / Sandy Irani and Anna R. Karlin.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 95031849
ISBN0534949681 (hardcover : acid-free paper)

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks T57.7 .A68 1997 ✔ Available Place Hold