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Relaxation and Decomposition

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This chapter presents two practical approaches to solving problems using NCL: relaxation and decomposition.

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Zhou, J. (2012). Relaxation and Decomposition. In: The NCL Natural Constraint Language. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-23845-1_8

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