Title
Solving large Steiner Triple Covering Problems
Abstract
Computing the 1-width of the incidence matrix of a Steiner Triple System gives rise to highly symmetric and computationally challenging set covering problems. The largest instance solved so far corresponds to a Steiner Tripe System of order 81. We present optimal solutions for systems of orders 135 and 243. These are computed by a tailored implementation of constraint orbital branching, a method designed to exploit symmetry in integer programs.
Year
DOI
Venue
2011
10.1016/j.orl.2011.02.001
Oper. Res. Lett.
Keywords
Field
DocType
steiner triple systems,constraint orbital,steiner tripe system,tailored implementation,largest instance,integer programming,steiner triple system,large steiner triple covering,incidence matrix,optimal solution,integer program,branch-and-bound algorithms,symmetry,set covering problem,branch and bound algorithm
Integer,Discrete mathematics,Combinatorics,Monad (category theory),Steiner tree problem,Integer programming,Incidence matrix,Mathematics,Branching (version control),Covering problems,Steiner system
Journal
Volume
Issue
ISSN
39
2
Operations Research Letters
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
6
0.53
9
Authors
4
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
James Ostrowski1503.76
Jeff Linderoth265450.26
Fabrizio Rossi314016.33
Stefano Smriglio415314.81