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Classic Lagrangian may not be applicable to the traveling salesman problem

Data Structures and Algorithms 2014-05-07 v1

Abstract

In this short note, the dual problem for the traveling salesman problem is constructed through the classic Lagrangian. The existence of optimality conditions is expressed as a corresponding inverse problem. A general 4-cities instance is given, and the numerical experiment shows that the classic Lagrangian may not be applicable to the traveling salesman problem.

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@article{arxiv.1405.1298,
  title  = {Classic Lagrangian may not be applicable to the traveling salesman problem},
  author = {Michael X. Zhou},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1405.1298},
  year   = {2014}
}

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7 pages