Re: Counter example for Mr. Diaby algorithm solving TSP problem in polynomial time



Hi,

I have done some extra effort and gained Yannakakis, M., "Expressing
Combinatorial Optimization Problems by Linear Programs," Journal of Computer
and System Sciences 43 (1991) pp. 441-466, mentioned in your article.
Author of this is VERY strict that polytope cannot have less then
exponential number of vertexes - he even proves it in theorem 1.



Even more - his model of succinct representation can be used ONLY for 0/1
variable values, what is very clear on page 459, and has to be exponentially
large if not...



This of course makes your method incapable for large instances...


Cheers,

Radek Hofman






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