1.0957-Approximation Algorithm for Random MAX-3SAT

Wenceslas Fernandez de la Vega; Marek Karpinski

RAIRO - Operations Research (2007)

  • Volume: 41, Issue: 1, page 95-103
  • ISSN: 0399-0559

Abstract

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We prove that MAX-3SAT can be approximated in polynomial time within a factor 1.0957 on random instances.

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Fernandez de la Vega, Wenceslas, and Karpinski, Marek. "1.0957-Approximation Algorithm for Random MAX-3SAT." RAIRO - Operations Research 41.1 (2007): 95-103. <http://eudml.org/doc/250097>.

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