A Local Search Algorithm Approach to Analyzing the Complexity of Discrete Optimization Problems
Armstrong, Derek Elswick
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Description
Title
A Local Search Algorithm Approach to Analyzing the Complexity of Discrete Optimization Problems
Author(s)
Armstrong, Derek Elswick
Issue Date
2002
Doctoral Committee Chair(s)
Jacobson, Sheldon H.
Department of Study
Industrial Engineering
Discipline
Industrial Engineering
Degree Granting Institution
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Degree Name
Ph.D.
Degree Level
Dissertation
Keyword(s)
Operations Research
Language
eng
Abstract
The properties of polynomially computable neighborhood functions are also examined. The global verification of several problems is proven to be NP-complete. These results are extended to show that polynomially computable neighborhood functions have arbitrarily poor local optima.
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