Iterative Methods in Combinatorial Optimization by Lap Chi Lau, R. Ravi, M. Singh
Publisher: Cambridge University Press 2011
ISBN/ASIN: 1107007518
ISBN-13: 9781107007512
Number of pages: 229
This book describes a simple and powerful method that is iterative in essence, and similarly useful in a variety of settings for exact and approximate optimization. The authors highlight the commonality and uses of this method to prove a variety of classical polyhedral results on matchings, trees, matroids, and flows. The presentation style is elementary enough to be accessible to anyone with exposure to basic linear algebra and graph theory.
Mathematics Applied Optimization Combinatorial