Great news today: our group will have two contributions at #ISCO2026! π
1οΈβ£ A regular paper, where we study the complexity of falsifying heuristics
2οΈβ£ An extended abstract on the TSP integrality gap (4/3 for LP solutions with β€ n+6 nonzeros).
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π Our paper "The Integrality Gap of the TSP is 4/3 if the LP Solution Has at Most n+6 Non-zero Components" has been accepted to #IPCO2026!
We attack this problem using a novel and general approach that works even beyond the half-integral case!
π Our paper is available: arxiv.org/abs/2507.07003
β¨ We show the integrality gap for the symmetric TSP is β€ 4/3 when the LP solution has β€ n+6 nonzeros.
π» After a careful study of the TSP polytope, we reduce the problem to finitely many cases and analyze them one by one in a computer-aided proof fashion.
π Read more here: arxiv.org/abs/2507.07003
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β οΈ EUROYoung Workshop's deadline is approaching!
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