A Gilmore-Gomory Construction of Integer Programming Value Functions

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2021-04-28
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In this thesis, we analyze how sequentially introducing decision variables into an integer program (IP) affects the value function and its level sets. We use a Gilmore-Gomory approach to find parametrized IP value functions over a restricted set of variables. We introduce the notion of maximal connected \color{black}subsets of level sets - volumes in which changes to the constraint right-hand side have no effect on the value function - and relate these structures to IP value functions and optimal solutions.

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Master of Arts
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Value function, level set, parametrized optimization
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Brown, Seth. "A Gilmore-Gomory Construction of Integer Programming Value Functions." (2021) Master’s Thesis, Rice University. https://hdl.handle.net/1911/110397.

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