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We obtain optimal lower and upper bounds for the (additive) integrality gaps of integer knapsack problems. In a randomised setting, we show that the integrality gap of a “typical” knapsack problem is drastically smaller than the integrality gap that occurs in a worst case scenario.
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Aliev, I., Henk, M., Oertel, T. (2017). Integrality Gaps of Integer Knapsack Problems. In: Eisenbrand, F., Koenemann, J. (eds) Integer Programming and Combinatorial Optimization. IPCO 2017. Lecture Notes in Computer Science(), vol 10328. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-59250-3_3
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