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arXiv 1109.3418cs.DS
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基于Packing的k-集覆盖问题的近似算法

Packing-Based Approximation Algorithm for the k-Set Cover Problem

Martin Furer, Huiwen Yu

摘要:

我们提出了一个基于包装的近似算法的$k$ -集覆盖问题。本文提出了一种新的基于局部搜索的$k$ -集合包装启发式算法,并称之为受限$k$ -集合包装。我们通过一个复杂的组合论证来分析它的紧逼近比。本文的$k$-Set Cover算法是在限制性$k$-Set Packing算法的基础上,由$k$-Set Packing启发式算法\cite{schrijver}($k\geq 7$)、限制性$k$ -Set Packing($k=6,5,4$)和半局部$(2,1)$ -改进的\cite{furer}(3-Set Cover)组成。我们表明,我们的算法得到了一个紧的逼近比$H_k-0.6402+Θ(\frac{1}{k})$,其中$H_k$是$k$ -次谐波数。对于小的$k$,我们的结果是$k=6$为1.8667,$k=5$为1.7333,$k=4$为1.5208。我们的算法提高了目前最好的逼近比的$k$ -集合覆盖问题的任何$k\geq 4$。

英文摘要:

We present a packing-based approximation algorithm for the $k$-Set Cover problem. We introduce a new local search-based $k$-set packing heuristic, and call it Restricted $k$-Set Packing. We analyze its tight approximation ratio via a complicated combinatorial argument. Equipped with the Restricted $k$-Set Packing algorithm, our $k$-Set Cover algorithm is composed of the $k$-Set Packing heuristic \cite{schrijver} for $k\geq 7$, Restricted $k$-Set Packing for $k=6,5,4$ and the semi-local $(2,1)$-improvement \cite{furer} for 3-Set Cover. We show that our algorithm obtains a tight approximation ratio of $H_k-0.6402+Θ(\frac{1}{k})$, where $H_k$ is the $k$-th harmonic number. For small $k$, our results are 1.8667 for $k=6$, 1.7333 for $k=5$ and 1.5208 for $k=4$. Our algorithm improves the currently best approximation ratio for the $k$-Set Cover problem of any $k\geq 4$.

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