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Approximating k-outconnected subgraph problems

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Approximation Algorithms for Combinatiorial Optimization (APPROX 1998)

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We present approximation algorithms and structural results for problems in network design. We give improved approximation algorithms for finding min-cost k-outconnected graphs with either a single root or multiple roots for (i) uniform costs, and (ii) metric costs. The improvements are obtained by focusing on single-root k-outconnected graphs and proving (i) a version of Mader's critical cycle theorem and (ii) an extension of a splitting off theorem by Bienstock et al.

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  1. Department of Combinatorics and Optimization, University of Waterloo, N2L 3G1, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada

    Joseph Cheriyan & Zeev Nutov

  2. Institut for Matematik og Datalogi, Odense Universitet, Odense, Denmark

    Tibor Jordán

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Cheriyan, J., Jordán, T., Nutov, Z. (1998). Approximating k-outconnected subgraph problems. In: Jansen, K., Rolim, J. (eds) Approximation Algorithms for Combinatiorial Optimization. APPROX 1998. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 1444. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/BFb0053965

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