Approximate Solution of Weighted MAX-SAT Problems using GRASP

Mauricio G.C. Resende, L. S. Pitsoulis, and P. M. Pardalos

In The Satisfiability Problem: Theory and Applications, D.-Z. Du, J. Gu, and P.M. Pardalos, eds., DIMACS Series on Discrete Mathematics and Theoretical Computer Science, vol. 35, pp. 393-405, 1997.

ABSTRACT

Computing the optimal solution to an instance of the weighted maximum satisfiability problem (MAX-SAT) is difficult even when each clause contains at most two literals.  In this paper, we describe a greedy randomized adaptive search procedure (GRASP) for computing approximate solutions of weighted MAX-SAT problems.  The heuristic is tested on a large set of test instances.  Computational experience indicates the suitability of GRASP for this class of problems.

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