An algorithm for finding Hamilton cycles in a random graph
Bollobas, B. and Fenner, Trevor and Frieze, A.M. (1985) An algorithm for finding Hamilton cycles in a random graph. In: Sedgewick, R. (ed.) Proceedings of the 17th Annual ACM Symposium on Theory of Computing. ACM, pp. 430-439. ISBN 9780897911511.
Abstract
This paper describes a polynomial time algorithm HAM that searches for Hamilton cycles in undirected graphs. On a random graph its asymptotic probability of success is that of the existence of such a cycle. If all graphs with n vertices are considered equally likely, then using dynamic programming on failure leads to an algorithm with polynomial expected time. Finally, it is used in an algorithm for solving the symmetric bottleneck travelling salesman problem with probability tending to 1, as n tends to ∞.
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Item Type: | Book Section |
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School: | Birkbeck Faculties and Schools > Faculty of Science > School of Computing and Mathematical Sciences |
Depositing User: | Sarah Hall |
Date Deposited: | 22 Mar 2021 20:45 |
Last Modified: | 09 Aug 2023 12:50 |
URI: | https://eprints.bbk.ac.uk/id/eprint/43624 |
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