Lin-Kernighan heuristic

English

Etymology

Devised by Shen Lin and Brian Kernighan.

Proper noun

the Lin-Kernighan heuristic

  1. (computing theory) In combinatorial optimization, a heuristic for solving the symmetric travelling salesman problem, involving the swapping of pairs of subtours to make a new tour.
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