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A O(n^8) X O(n^7) Linear Programming Model of the Traveling Salesman Problem

Discrete Mathematics 2016-10-21 v6

Abstract

In this paper, we present a new linear programming (LP) formulation of the Traveling Salesman Problem (TSP). The proposed model has O(n^8) variables and O(n^7) constraints, where n is the number of cities. Our numerical experimentation shows that computational times for the proposed linear program are several orders of magnitude smaller than those for the existing model [3].

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@article{arxiv.0803.4354,
  title  = {A O(n^8) X O(n^7) Linear Programming Model of the Traveling Salesman Problem},
  author = {Moustapha Diaby},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0803.4354},
  year   = {2016}
}

Comments

Theorem 25 and Corollary 26 are incorrect. The modeling needs 9-dimensional variables instead of the 8-dimensional variables defined in notations 10.2. For fully-detailed exposition of the correct model see the book available at: The correct modeling is fully detailed in the book available at: http://www.worldscientific.com/worldscibooks/10.1142/9725