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What is a Hamiltonian cycle in a network?

Closed path visiting each vertex once

How many possible tours exist in a network with nn vertices?

12(n1)!\frac{1}{2}(n-1)!

What type of algorithm is the nearest neighbour algorithm?

Heuristic algorithm

In nearest neighbour, what do you choose at each step?

Minimum weight arc to unvisited vertex

What provides an upper bound for the TSP?

Length of any known tour

To find a lower bound, after removing vertex VV, what else is needed besides its two smallest arcs?

MST of remaining vertices

If TT is the optimal tour length, which inequality is correct?

lower bound T\leq T \leq upper bound

Which statement about bounds is correct?

Want largest lower & smallest upper bound

First step to convert practical TSP to classical TSP?

Create complete network KnK_n with shortest distances

When is a lower bound the optimal solution?

When it forms a tour

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