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Primal-dual approximation algorithms for integral flow and multicut in trees, with applications to matching and set cover

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Garg, N., Vazirani, V.V., Yannakakis, M. (1993). Primal-dual approximation algorithms for integral flow and multicut in trees, with applications to matching and set cover. In: Lingas, A., Karlsson, R., Carlsson, S. (eds) Automata, Languages and Programming. ICALP 1993. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 700. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-56939-1_62

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