Train Marshalling Is Fixed Parameter Tractable
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The train marshalling problem is about reordering the cars of a train using as few auxiliary rails as possible. The problem is known to be NP-complete. We show that it is fixed parameter tractable (FPT) with the number of auxiliary rails as parameter.
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