Randomization, Approximation, and Combinatorial Optimization. Algorithms and Techniques: Third International Workshop on Randomization and Approximation Techniques in Computer Science, and Second International Workshop on Approximation Algorithms for Combinatorial Optimization Problems, RANDOM-APPROX’99, Berkeley, CA, USA, August 8-11, 1999. [1 ed.] 3540663290, 9783540663294

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Table of contents :
Front Matter....Pages -
Completeness and Robustness Properties of Min-Wise Independent Permutations....Pages 1-10
Low Discrepancy Sets Yield Approximate Min-Wise Independent Permutation Families....Pages 11-15
Independent Sets in Hypergraphs with Applications to Routing Via Fixed Paths....Pages 16-27
Approximating Minimum Manhattan Networks....Pages 28-38
Approximation of Multi-Color Discrepancy....Pages 39-50
A Polynomial Time Approximation Scheme for the Multiple Knapsack Problem....Pages 51-62
Set Cover with Requirements and Costs Evolving over Time....Pages 63-72
Multicoloring Planar Graphs and Partial  k -Trees....Pages 73-84
Testing the Diameter of Graphs....Pages 85-96
Improved Testing Algorithms for Monotonicity....Pages 97-108
Linear Consistency Testing....Pages 109-120
Improved Bounds for Sampling Contingency Tables....Pages 121-129
Probabilistic and Deterministic Approximations of the Permanent....Pages 130-130
Improved Derandomization of BPP Using a Hitting Set Generator....Pages 131-137
Probabilistic Construction of Small Strongly Sum-Free Sets via Large Sidon Sets....Pages 138-143
Stochastic Machine Scheduling: Performance Guarantees for LP-Based Priority Policies....Pages 144-155
Efficient Redundant Assignments under Fault-Tolerance Constraints....Pages 156-167
Scheduling with Machine Cost....Pages 168-176
A Linear Time Approximation Scheme for the Job Shop Scheduling Problem....Pages 177-188
Randomized Rounding for Semidefinite Programs – Variations on the MAX CUT Example....Pages 189-196
Hardness Results for the Power Range Assignment Problem in Packet Radio Networks....Pages 197-208
A New Approximation Algorithm for the Demand Routing and Slotting Problem with Unit Demands on Rings....Pages 209-220
Algorithms for Graph Partitioning on the Planted Partition Model....Pages 221-232
A Randomized Time-Work Optimal Parallel Algorithm for Finding a Minimum Spanning Forest....Pages 233-244
Fast Approximate PCPs for Multidimensional Bin-Packing Problems....Pages 245-256
Pfaffian Algorithms for Sampling Routings on Regions with Free Boundary Conditions....Pages 257-268
Scheduling with Unexpected Machine Breakdowns....Pages 269-280
Scheduling on a Constant Number of Machines....Pages 281-287
Back Matter....Pages -

Randomization, Approximation, and Combinatorial Optimization. Algorithms and Techniques: Third International Workshop on Randomization and Approximation Techniques in Computer Science, and Second International Workshop on Approximation Algorithms for Combinatorial Optimization Problems, RANDOM-APPROX’99, Berkeley, CA, USA, August 8-11, 1999. [1 ed.]
 3540663290, 9783540663294

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