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The 2-Mixed-Center Color Spanning Problem

  • Xi'an Jiaotong University
  • Xi'an University of Technology

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Abstract

Inspired by the applications in cloud manufacturing, we introduce a new 2-mixed-center version of the minimum color spanning problem, the first mixed-center model for color spanning problems to the best of our knowledge. Given a set P of n colored points on a plane, with each color chosen from a set C of m≤ n colors, a 2-mixed-center color spanning problem determines the locations and radii of two disks to make the union of two disks contains at least one point of each color. Here, one center is called a discrete center, which is selected from P, while the other center is called a continuous center, which is selected from a plane. The objective is to minimize the maximum of three terms, i.e. the radii of the two disks and the distance between the two centers. We develop an exact algorithm to find the optimal solution in time complexity of O(n7, n5m3log n). Furthermore, we propose a 2-approximation algorithm that reduces the time complexity to O(nmlog n).

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationCombinatorial Optimization and Applications - 16th International Conference, COCOA 2023, Proceedings
EditorsWeili Wu, Jianxiong Guo
PublisherSpringer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
Pages215-226
Number of pages12
ISBN (Print)9783031496134
DOIs
StatePublished - 2024
Event16th Annual International Conference on Combinatorial Optimization and Applications, COCOA 2023 - Hawai, United States
Duration: 15 Dec 202317 Dec 2023

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
Volume14462 LNCS
ISSN (Print)0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)1611-3349

Conference

Conference16th Annual International Conference on Combinatorial Optimization and Applications, COCOA 2023
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityHawai
Period15/12/2317/12/23

Keywords

  • Approximation algorithm
  • Color-spanning
  • Mixed center problem
  • Voronoi diagram

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