# An O(log n/ log log n)-approximation algorithm for the asymmetric traveling salesman problem

@article{Asadpour2010AnON,
title={An O(log n/ log log n)-approximation algorithm for the asymmetric traveling salesman problem},
author={Arash Asadpour and Michel X. Goemans and Aleksander Madry and Shayan Oveis Gharan and Amin Saberi},
journal={Oper. Res.},
year={2010},
volume={65},
pages={1043-1061}
}
• Published 1 June 2017
• Computer Science
• Oper. Res.
We consider the Asymmetric Traveling Salesman problem for costs satisfying the triangle inequality. We derive a randomized algorithm which delivers a solution within a factor O(log n/ log log n) of the optimum with high probability.
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