A Constant-Factor Approximation Algorithm for Embedding Unweighted Graphs into Trees

We present a constant-factor approximation algorithm for computing anembedding of the shortest path metric of an unweighted graph into atree, that minimizes the multiplicative distortion.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Badoiu, Mihai, Indyk, Piotr, Sidiropoulos, Anastasios
Language:en_US
Published: 2005
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/30484
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Summary:We present a constant-factor approximation algorithm for computing anembedding of the shortest path metric of an unweighted graph into atree, that minimizes the multiplicative distortion.