Trioid: A generalization of matroid and the associated polytope

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  • Santosh N. Kabadi
  • Abraham P. Punnen

Abstract

We consider a generalization of the well known greedy algorithm, called m-step greedy algorithm, where m elements are examined in each iteration. When m = 1 or 2, the algorithm reduces to the standard greedy algorithm. For m = 3 we provide a complete characterization of the independence system, called trioid, where the m-step greedy algorithm guarantees an optimal solution for all weight functions. We also characterize the trioid polytope and propose a generalization of submodular functions.

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Kabadi, S. N., & Punnen, A. P. (2011). Trioid: A generalization of matroid and the associated polytope. Algorithmic Operations Research, 6(1), Pages 29 – 39. Retrieved from https://journals.lib.unb.ca/index.php/AOR/article/view/18495

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