On Approximating the Longest Path in a Graph

Algorithmica (New York)

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 82-98

  Karger, D ^a   Motwani, R ^a   Ramkumar, G D S ^a  

^a Stanford University   (United States)

Author keywords

Approximation algorithms; Complexity theory; Hamiltonian paths; Long paths; Random graphs

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001867234     PISSN: 01784617     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02523689     Document Type: Article

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