Reverse Greedy is Bad for k-Center
Data Structures and Algorithms
2019-12-13 v5
Abstract
We show the reverse greedy algorithm is between a (2k−2)- and a 2k-approximation for k-center.
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@article{arxiv.1810.01834,
title = {Reverse Greedy is Bad for k-Center},
author = {D Ellis Hershkowitz and Gregory Kehne},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1810.01834},
year = {2019}
}
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Fixed a couple minor typos
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