Combinatorics Topics Techniques Algorithms

"This volume is an encyclopedic reference and textbook on theory and algorithms in combinatorial optimization. … As befits a reference book, the references are very complete and up to date. … The book has separate topic and author indexes and a very useful glossary of notation. … The book … will appeal primarily to readers who want an advanced textbook that can also serve as a concise reference. … The current volume by Korte and Vygen is a worthy successor." (Brian Borchers, MathDL, May, 2006)

This textbook thoroughly outlines combinatorial algorithms for generation, enumeration, and search. Topics include backtracking and heuristic search methods applied to various combinatorial structures, such as: · Combinations · Permutations · Graphs · Designs · Many classical areas are covered as well as new research topics not included in most existing texts, such as: · Group algorithms · Graph isomorphism · Hill-climbing · Heuristic search algorithms · This work serves as an exceptional textbook for a modern course in combinatorial algorithms, providing a unified and focused collection of recent topics of interest in the area. The authors, synthesizing material that can only be found scattered through many different sources, introduce the most important combinatorial algorithmic techniques - thus creating an accessible, comprehensive text that students of mathematics, electrical engineering, and computer science can understand without needing a prior course on combinatorics

Authors: Korte, Bernhard, Vygen, Jens
Well-written textbook on combinatorial optimization
One of very few textbooks on this topic
Subject area has manifold applications