The Generalized Minimum Spanning Tree: Polyhedra and Branch-and-Cut

نویسندگان

  • Corinne Feremans
  • Martine Labbé
  • Gilbert Laporte
چکیده

We analyze the facial structure of the polytope associated to the GMSTP with the aim of nding \good" inequalities to strengthen our previous linear formulations. Several families of inequalities which are facet-inducing for the polytope of the GMSTP are investigated. Our proofs of \facetness" for valid inequalities of the GMSTP polytope use tools developped in [3] and also classical results from [4].

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Electronic Notes in Discrete Mathematics

دوره 3  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 1999