A simple local 3-approximation algorithm for vertex cover

Journal article

Authors:	Valentin Polishchuk and Jukka Suomela
Title:	A simple local 3-approximation algorithm for vertex cover
Journal:	Information Processing Letters volume 109, issue 12, pages 642–645, May 2009 doi:10.1016/j.ipl.2009.02.017
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Abstract:	We present a local algorithm (constant-time distributed algorithm) for finding a 3-approximate vertex cover in bounded-degree graphs. The algorithm is deterministic, and no auxiliary information besides port numbering is required.

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