On the complexity of approximating the independent set problem (Q1184733)

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scientific article; zbMATH DE number 34932
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On the complexity of approximating the independent set problem
scientific article; zbMATH DE number 34932

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    On the complexity of approximating the independent set problem (English)
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    28 June 1992
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    It is shown that for some positive constant \(c\) it is not feasible to approximate the independent set (for graphs of \(n\) vertices) within a factor of \(n^ c\), provided maximum 2-satisfiability does not have a randomized polynomial time approximation scheme. Reductions preserving the quality of approximations are also studied and complete problems are exhibited.
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    independent set
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