On Linear Characterizations of Combinatorial Optimization Problems

We show that there can be no computationally tractable description by linear inequalities of the polyhedron associated with any NP-complete combinatorial optimization problem unless NP=co-NP -- a very unlikely event. We also use the recent result by Khacian to present even stronger evidence that NP-...

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Main Author: Karp, Richard M. Papadimitriou, Christos H.
Published: 2023
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/148981