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Optimal Hamiltonian Cycles: A Survey of Recent Results

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The problem of finding a shortest elementary (*) cycle spanning all the nodes of a given arc weighted graph is called traveling salesman problem (TSP) and any solution is called a shortest hamiltonian cycle (SH) or a shortest tour of the given graph.

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Maffioli, F. (1972). Optimal Hamiltonian Cycles: A Survey of Recent Results. In: Marzollo, A. (eds) Periodic Optimization. International Centre for Mechanical Sciences, vol 135. Springer, Vienna. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7091-2652-3_5

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