A (Slightly) Improved Approximation Algorithm for Metric TSP
Data Structures and Algorithms
2023-10-26 v6 Combinatorics
Probability
Abstract
For some ϵ>10−36 we give a randomized 3/2−ϵ approximation algorithm for metric TSP.
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@article{arxiv.2007.01409,
title = {A (Slightly) Improved Approximation Algorithm for Metric TSP},
author = {Anna R. Karlin and Nathan Klein and Shayan Oveis Gharan},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2007.01409},
year = {2023}
}
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