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Deineko, Vladimir G., Klinz, Bettina and Woeginger, Gerhard J. (2009) The complexity of computing the Muirhead-Dalton distance. Mathematical Social Sciences, Vol.57 (No.2). pp. 282-284. doi:10.1016/j.mathsocsci.2008.11.005
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mathsocsci.2008.11.005
Abstract
We show that the following problem is NP-hard, and hence computationally intractable: "Given a vectory that Lorenz-dominates a vector x, what is the smallest number of Muirhead-Dalton transfers that transform x into y?" (C) 2008 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
| Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||
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| Subjects: | Q Science > QA Mathematics H Social Sciences |
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| Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences > Warwick Business School > Operational Research & Management Sciences Faculty of Social Sciences > Warwick Business School |
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| Journal or Publication Title: | Mathematical Social Sciences | ||||
| Publisher: | Elsevier BV | ||||
| ISSN: | 0165-4896 | ||||
| Official Date: | March 2009 | ||||
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| Volume: | Vol.57 | ||||
| Number: | No.2 | ||||
| Number of Pages: | 3 | ||||
| Page Range: | pp. 282-284 | ||||
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.mathsocsci.2008.11.005 | ||||
| Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||
| Publication Status: | Published | ||||
| Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access | ||||
| Funder: | Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO), BSIK | ||||
| Grant number: | 639.033.403, 03018 |
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