Eigenvalue bounds versus semidefinite relaxations for the quadratic assignment pro
blem
Kurt Anstreicher
It was recently demonstrated that a well-known eigenvalue bound
for the Quadratic Assignment Problem (QAP) actually corresponds
to a semidefinite programming (SDP) relaxation. However, for this
bound to be computationally useful the assignment constraints of
the QAP must first be eliminated, and the bound then applied to a
lower-dimensional problem. The resulting
Dept. of Management Sciences, University of Iowa, February 1999
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