An Improved Approximation Algorithm for Metric Triangle Packing

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Main Authors: Zhao, Jingyang, Xiao, Mingyu
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author Zhao, Jingyang
Xiao, Mingyu
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Xiao, Mingyu
contents Given an edge-weighted metric complete graph with $n$ vertices, the maximum weight metric triangle packing problem is to find a set of $n/3$ vertex-disjoint triangles with the total weight of all triangles in the packing maximized. Several simple methods can lead to a 2/3-approximation ratio. However, this barrier is not easy to break. Chen et al. proposed a randomized approximation algorithm with an expected ratio of $(0.66768-\varepsilon)$ for any constant $\varepsilon>0$. In this paper, we improve the approximation ratio to $(0.66835-\varepsilon)$. Furthermore, we can derandomize our algorithm.
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spellingShingle An Improved Approximation Algorithm for Metric Triangle Packing
Zhao, Jingyang
Xiao, Mingyu
Data Structures and Algorithms
Given an edge-weighted metric complete graph with $n$ vertices, the maximum weight metric triangle packing problem is to find a set of $n/3$ vertex-disjoint triangles with the total weight of all triangles in the packing maximized. Several simple methods can lead to a 2/3-approximation ratio. However, this barrier is not easy to break. Chen et al. proposed a randomized approximation algorithm with an expected ratio of $(0.66768-\varepsilon)$ for any constant $\varepsilon>0$. In this paper, we improve the approximation ratio to $(0.66835-\varepsilon)$. Furthermore, we can derandomize our algorithm.
title An Improved Approximation Algorithm for Metric Triangle Packing
topic Data Structures and Algorithms
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2402.08216