Title
Subtour Elimination Constraints Imply a Matrix-Tree Theorem SDP Constraint for the TSP
Abstract
De Klerk et al., (2008) give a semidefinite programming constraint for the Traveling Salesman Problem (TSP) based on the matrix-tree theorem. This constraint says that the aggregate weight of all spanning trees in a solution to a TSP relaxation is at least that of a cycle graph. In this note, we show that the semidefinite constraint holds for any weighted 2-edge-connected graph and, in particular, is implied by the subtour elimination constraints.
Year
DOI
Venue
2020
10.1016/j.orl.2020.02.011
Operations Research Letters
Keywords
DocType
Volume
Traveling Salesman Problem,Subtour LP,Matrix-tree theorem,SDP relaxation
Journal
48
Issue
ISSN
Citations 
3
0167-6377
0
PageRank 
References 
Authors
0.34
0
2
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Gutekunst Samuel C.100.34
David P. Williamson23564413.34