Abstract
We survey approximation algorithms and hardness results for versions of the Generalized Steiner Network (GSN) probleminwhichwe seek tofind a low-cost subgraph (where the cost of a subgraph is the sum of the costs of its edges) that satisfies prescribed connectivity requirements. These problems include the following well-known problems: min-cost k-flow, min-cost spanning tree, traveling salesman, directed/undirected Steiner tree, Steiner forest, k-edge/node-connected spanning subgraph, and others.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Handbook of Approximation Algorithms and Metaheuristics |
| Publisher | CRC Press |
| Pages | 58-1-58-22 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9781420010749 |
| ISBN (Print) | 1584885505, 9781584885504 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1 Jan 2007 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2007 by Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.