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Approximation Algorithms for the Set Covering and Vertex Cover Problems
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We propose a heuristic that delivers in $O(n^3 )$ steps a solution for the set covering problem the value of which does not exceed the maximum number of sets covering an element times the optimal value.
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Edmonds, J. (1965) · Canadian Journal of Mathematics · doi:10.4153/cjm-1965-045-4 · Cited by 2,428
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Metadata
- Authors
- Hochbaum, D. S.
- Venue
- SIAM Journal on Computing
- Published
- 1982-08
- Volume
- 11
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 555-556
- ISSN
- 0097-5397 (ISSN-L)
- 1095-7111
- OpenAlex
- W2088188524
- Cited by
- 506
- References
- 1
- FWCI
- 3.00
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
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