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Questions about approximation algorithms.
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Why do NP-complete problems not have similar approximation ratios?
Since 2 NP-complete problems are by definition reducible to each other, so a solution to one of them can be obtained by using a black-box solving the other one, why don't they have similar approximati …
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Question on the Prize-Collecting TSP's ratio related to inapprox. of general TSP
The Prize-Collecting TSP (PCTSP) is defined as the ordinary TSP with the difference that penalties are added to nodes; so we may avoid visiting a node paying its penalty, which is added to the overall …
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Why is Metric TSP's best possible achieved approximation ratio believed to be 4/3?
Is it just that integrality gaps (LP/IP) for specific instances do not give more than 4/3? Thanks in priori.