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$k$-best enumeration

Data Structures and Algorithms 2014-12-17 v1
Authors: David Eppstein
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Abstract

We survey kk-best enumeration problems and the algorithms for solving them, including in particular the problems of finding the kk shortest paths, kk smallest spanning trees, and kk best matchings in weighted graphs.

Keywords

shortest path problem graph algorithms decision tree

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@article{arxiv.1412.5075,
  title  = {$k$-best enumeration},
  author = {David Eppstein},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1412.5075},
  year   = {2014}
}

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17 pages. A significantly shorter version of this material appears in the Springer Encyclopedia of Algorithms, 2014

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