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A New Method, the Fusion Fission, for the Relaxed k-way Graph Partitioning Problem, and Comparisons with Some Multilevel Algorithms

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In this paper a new graph partitioning problem is introduced, the relaxed k-way graph partitioning problem. It is close to the k-way, also called multi-way, graph partitioning problem, but with relaxed imbalance constraints. This problem arises in the air traffic control area. A new graph partitioning method is presented, the Fusion Fission, which can be used to resolve the relaxed k-way graph partitioning problem. The Fusion Fission method is compared to classical Multilevel packages and with a Simulated Annealing algorithm. The Fusion Fission algorithm and the Simulated Annealing algorithm, both require a longer computation time than the Multilevel algorithms, but they also find better partitions. However, the Fusion Fission algorithm partitions the graph with a smaller imbalance and a smaller cut than Simulated Annealing does.

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Bichot, CE. A New Method, the Fusion Fission, for the Relaxed k-way Graph Partitioning Problem, and Comparisons with Some Multilevel Algorithms. J Math Model Algor 6, 319–344 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10852-007-9059-4

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