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Recently, a number of researchers have suggested light-based devices to solve combinatorially interesting problems. In this paper, we design a light based device to solve a generalized version of the subset sum problem which was previously handled by Oltean and Muntean [Solving the subset-sum problem with a light-based device. Natural Computing]. We further design a system which is capable of providing us with the solution subset of the problem in addition to the YES/NO answer to the question of whether there exists a solution or not.
This research work is part of the B.Sc. Engg. thesis of S. M. Shabab Hossain and Md. Mahmudur Rahman.
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Hasan, M., Hossain, S.M.S., Rahman, M.M., Rahman, M.S. (2010). An Optical Solution for the Subset Sum Problem. In: Peper, F., Umeo, H., Matsui, N., Isokawa, T. (eds) Natural Computing. Proceedings in Information and Communications Technology, vol 2. Springer, Tokyo. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-4-431-53868-4_19
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