Two-Connected Spanning Subgraphs with at Most $\frac{10}{7}{OPT}$ Edges

@article{Heeger2017TwoConnectedSS,
title={Two-Connected Spanning Subgraphs with at Most \$\frac\{10\}\{7\}\{OPT\}\$ Edges},
author={Klaus Heeger and Jens Vygen},
journal={SIAM J. Discret. Math.},
year={2017},
volume={31},
pages={1820-1835}
}
• Published 1 September 2016
• Mathematics, Computer Science
• SIAM J. Discret. Math.
We present a $\frac{10}{7}$-approximation algorithm for the minimum two-vertex-connected spanning subgraph problem.
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