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Convex Combinatorial Optimization

Combinatorics 2007-05-23 v1 Discrete Mathematics Optimization and Control

Abstract

We introduce the convex combinatorial optimization problem, a far reaching generalization of the standard linear combinatorial optimization problem. We show that it is strongly polynomial time solvable over any edge-guaranteed family, and discuss several applications.

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@article{arxiv.math/0309083,
  title  = {Convex Combinatorial Optimization},
  author = {Shmuel Onn and Uriel G. Rothblum},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:math/0309083},
  year   = {2007}
}