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Approximation Polynomial Algorithms for Some Modifications of TSP

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In the report polynomial approximation algorithms with performance guarantees are presented for some modifications of TSP: for the minimum-weigt 2-PSP on metric distances and for the maximum-weight m- PSP in Euclidean space Rk.

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Gimadi, E. (2009). Approximation Polynomial Algorithms for Some Modifications of TSP. In: Fleischmann, B., Borgwardt, KH., Klein, R., Tuma, A. (eds) Operations Research Proceedings 2008., vol 2008. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-00142-0_72

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