A Combinatorial Approximation Algorithm for the Multicommodity Flow Problem

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A Combinatorial Approximation Algorithm for the

Multicommodity Flow Problem

David Coudert, Hervé Rivano, Xavier Roche

To cite this version:

David Coudert, Hervé Rivano, Xavier Roche. A Combinatorial Approximation Algorithm for the

Multicommodity Flow Problem. International Workshop on Approximation and Online Algorithms

(WAOA’03), 2003, Budapest, Hungary. pp.193-230, �10.1007/b95598�. �inria-00429176�


   

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