{ "id": "math/0301076", "version": "v1", "published": "2003-01-09T10:09:10.000Z", "updated": "2003-01-09T10:09:10.000Z", "title": "The Random Edge Rule on Three-Dimensional Linear Programs", "authors": [ "Volker Kaibel", "Raphael Mechtel", "Micha Sharir", "Günter M. Ziegler" ], "comment": "21 pages (10 pages extended abstract + 11 pages appendix)", "categories": [ "math.CO", "math.OC" ], "abstract": "The worst-case expected length f(n) of the path taken by the simplex algorithm with the Random Edge pivot rule on a 3-dimensional linear program with n constraints is shown to be bounded by 1.3445 n <= f(n) <= 1.4943 n for large enough n.", "revisions": [ { "version": "v1", "updated": "2003-01-09T10:09:10.000Z" } ], "analyses": { "subjects": [ "90C05", "52B10", "68W20" ], "keywords": [ "three-dimensional linear programs", "random edge rule", "random edge pivot rule", "path taken", "simplex algorithm" ], "note": { "typesetting": "TeX", "pages": 21, "language": "en", "license": "arXiv", "status": "editable", "adsabs": "2003math......1076K" } } }