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The non-additive shortest path (NASP) problem asks for finding an optimal path that minimizes a certain multi-attribute non-linear cost function. In this paper, we consider the case of a non-linear convex and non-decreasing function on two attributes. We present an efficient polynomial algorithm for solving a Lagrangian relaxation of NASP. We also present an exact algorithm that is based on new heuristics we introduce here, and conduct a comparative experimental study with synthetic and real-world data that demonstrates the quality of our approach.
This work was partially supported by the IST Programme (6th FP) of EC under contract No. IST-2002-001907 (integrated project DELIS).
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Tsaggouris, G., Zaroliagis, C. (2004). Non-additive Shortest Paths. In: Albers, S., Radzik, T. (eds) Algorithms – ESA 2004. ESA 2004. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 3221. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-30140-0_72
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