| Computational Combinatorial Optimization: Optimal or Provably Near-Optimal Solutions 2001 Edition Contributor(s): Jünger, Michael (Editor), Naddef, Denis (Editor) |
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ISBN: 3540428771 ISBN-13: 9783540428770 Publisher: Springer OUR PRICE: $52.24 Product Type: Paperback Published: November 2001 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Mathematics | Linear & Nonlinear Programming - Medical - Computers | Computer Science |
| Dewey: 519.7 |
| LCCN: 2001057557 |
| Series: Lecture Notes in Computer Science |
| Physical Information: 0.67" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (0.99 lbs) 310 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This tutorial contains written versions of seven lectures on Computational Combinatorial Optimization given by leading members of the optimization community. The lectures introduce modern combinatorial optimization techniques, with an emphasis on branch and cut algorithms and Lagrangian relaxation approaches. Polyhedral combinatorics as the mathematical backbone of successful algorithms are covered from many perspectives, in particular, polyhedral projection and lifting techniques and the importance of modeling are extensively discussed. Applications to prominent combinatorial optimization problems, e.g., in production and transport planning, are treated in many places; in particular, the book contains a state-of-the-art account of the most successful techniques for solving the traveling salesman problem to optimality. |