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A randomly weighted minimum spanning tree with a random cost constraint

Combinatorics 2021-06-01 v3

Abstract

We study the minimum spanning tree problem on the complete graph KnK_n where an edge ee has a weight WeW_e and a cost CeC_e, each of which is an independent copy of the random variable UγU^\gamma where γ1\gamma\leq 1 and UU is the uniform [0,1][0,1] random variable. There is also a constraint that the spanning tree TT must satisfy C(T)c0C(T)\leq c_0. We establish, for a range of values for c0,γc_0,\gamma, the asymptotic value of the optimum weight via the consideration of a dual problem.

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@article{arxiv.1905.01229,
  title  = {A randomly weighted minimum spanning tree with a random cost constraint},
  author = {Alan Frieze and Tomasz Tkocz},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1905.01229},
  year   = {2021}
}
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