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Given a set of points in the plane, the Minimal Manhattan Network Problem asks for an axis-parallel network that connects every pair of points by a shortest path under L 1-norm (Manhattan metric). The goal is to minimize the overall length of the network.
We present an approximation algorithm that provides a solution of length at most 1.5 times the optimum. Previously, the best known algorithm has given only a 2-approximation.
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Seibert, S., Unger, W. (2005). A 1.5-Approximation of the Minimal Manhattan Network Problem. In: Deng, X., Du, DZ. (eds) Algorithms and Computation. ISAAC 2005. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 3827. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/11602613_26
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