Approximation Algorithms for the Maximum Cut Problem
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Consider the problem of keeping closely related objects together and seperating unrelated objects from each other. This idea has clear applications to statistics, computer science, mathematics, social studies, and natural sciences just to name a few. To model this idea, we de ne the maximum cut problem that is simple to state but di cult to solve. The aim of this report is to provide two known c-approximation algorithm to approximate the maximum cut value on a graph whose edges are unweighted.
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