Paradigms for Fast Parallel Approximability

This book is a survey of the basic techniques for approximating combinatorial problems using parallel algorithms. Its core is a collection of techniques that can be used to provide parallel approximations for a wide range of problems, such as flows, coverings, matchings, traveling salesman problems, and graphs. For added clarity, the authors provide an introductory chapter containing the basic definitions and results. A final chapter deals with problems that cannot be approximated, and the ...