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¹Department of Computer Science, Nagoya Institute of Technology, Gokiso-cho, Showa-ku, Nagoya, Aichi 466-8555, Japan.

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This study analyzed approximation algorithms for maximum coverage problems in random graphs. Belief propagation exhibits two thresholds, and typical performance differs between algorithms, highlighting the importance of typical performance analysis.

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Area of Science:

Theoretical Computer Science
Statistical Physics
Graph Theory

Background:

Maximum coverage problems are fundamental in various fields.
Approximation algorithms are crucial for solving NP-hard problems.
Understanding algorithm performance in random graph settings is vital.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate the typical performance of belief propagation, greedy, and linear-programming relaxation algorithms.
To analyze these algorithms for maximum coverage problems in sparse biregular random graphs.
To compare the theoretical and simulated performance of these approximation algorithms.

Main Methods:

Cavity method applied to a hard-core lattice-gas model.
Theoretical analysis of algorithm performance thresholds.
Numerical simulations to validate theoretical findings.

Main Results:

Belief propagation shows two distinct thresholds: replica-symmetry and its breaking.
In low-density regions, all three algorithms demonstrate superior typical performance.
Typical performance thresholds differ between the greedy algorithm and linear-programming relaxation, despite similar worst-case ratios.

Conclusions:

Typical performance is a critical metric for approximation algorithms.
Theoretical analyses are validated by numerical simulations.
Further research into the interrelations of these approximation algorithms is warranted.