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MPI-I-92-122

A faster 11/6-approximation algorithm for the Steiner tree problem in graphs

Zelikovsky, Alexander

June 1992, 8 pages.

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The Steiner problem requires a shortest tree spanning a given vertex subset $S$ within graph $G=(V,E)$. There are two 11/6-approximation algorithms with running time $O(VE+VS^2+S^4)$ and $O(VE+VS^2+S^{3+{1\over 2}})$, respectively. Now we decrease the implementation time to $O(ES+VS^2+VlogV)$.

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@TECHREPORT{Zelikovsky92b,
  AUTHOR = {Zelikovsky, Alexander},
  TITLE = {A faster 11/6-approximation algorithm for the Steiner tree problem in graphs},
  TYPE = {Research Report},
  INSTITUTION = {Max-Planck-Institut f{\"u}r Informatik},
  ADDRESS = {Im Stadtwald, D-66123 Saarbr{\"u}cken, Germany},
  NUMBER = {MPI-I-92-122},
  MONTH = {June},
  YEAR = {1992},
  ISSN = {0946-011X},
}