Approximation Algorithms and Semidefinite Programming (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9783642433320)

Part I (by Bernd G舐tner): 1 Introduction: MAXCUT via Semidefinite Programming.- 2 Semidefinite Programming.- 3 Shannon Capacity and Lov疽z Theta.- 4 Duality and Cone Programming.- 5 Approximately Solving Semidefinite Programs.- 6 An Interior-Point Algorithm for Semidefinite Programming.- 7 Compositive Programming.- Part II (by Jiri Matousek): 8 Lower Bounds for the Goemans-Williamson MAXCUT Algorithm .- 9 Coloring 3-Chromatic Graphs.- 10 Maximizing a Quadratic Form on a Graph.- 11 Colorings With Low Discrepancy.- 12 Constraint Satisfaction Problems, and Relaxing Them Semidefinitely.- 13 Rounding Via Miniatures.- Summary.- References.- Index.