Efficient approximation algorithms for the Hamming center problem

Leszek Gasieniec, Jesper Jansson, Andrzej Lingas

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Abstract

The Hamming center problem for a set S of k binary strings, each of length n, is to find a binary string β of length n that minimizes the maximum Hamming distance between β and any string in S. Its decision version is known to be NP-complete. We provide several approximation algorithms for the Hamming center problem. Our main result is a randomized (4/3+ε) approximation algorithm running in polynomial time if the Hamming radius of S is at least superlogarithmic in k. Furthermore, we show how to find in polynomial time a set B of O(log k) strings of length n such that for each string in S there is at least one string in B within Hamming distance not exceeding the radius of S.

Original languageEnglish (US)
PagesS905-S906
StatePublished - 1999
Externally publishedYes
EventProceedings of the 1999 10th Annual ACM-SIAM Symposium on Discrete Algorithms - Baltimore, MD, USA
Duration: Jan 17 1999Jan 19 1999

Conference

ConferenceProceedings of the 1999 10th Annual ACM-SIAM Symposium on Discrete Algorithms
CityBaltimore, MD, USA
Period1/17/991/19/99

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Software
  • General Mathematics

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