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branch and bound algorithm [1 record]

Record 1 2019-10-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Computer Mathematics
  • Computer Programs and Programming
DEF

A general algorithm for finding optimal solutions of various optimization problems, especially in discrete and combinatorial optimization.

CONT

A branch and bound algorithm consists of a systematic enumeration of all candidate solutions, where large subsets of fruitless candidates are fathomed, by using upper and lower estimated bounds of the quantity being optimized.

Key term(s)
  • BB algorithm
  • BnB algorithm

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mathématiques informatiques
  • Programmes et programmation (Informatique)
CONT

L'algorithme par séparation et évaluation se prête bien à une implémentation parallèle, parce que le développement de chaque problème est indépendant des autres problèmes.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Matemáticas para computación
  • Programas y programación (Informática)
CONT

El problema se resuelve mediante un algoritmo de acotación y ramificación (Branch-and-Bound, BB) que, dinámicamente, construye un árbol de búsqueda cuya raíz es el problema inicial y sus nodos hoja son caminos entre todas las ciudades (no necesariamente de coste óptimo).

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