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Traveling Salesman Problem (TSP) - Brute Force Method

The Traveling Salesman Problem (TSP) is a classic optimization problem where the objective is to

find the shortest possible route that visits each city exactly once and returns to the origin city. The

brute force method is one of the simplest ways to solve TSP by considering every possible route,

calculating the total distance for each, and selecting the shortest one. However, this approach

becomes impractical for larger sets of cities due to its factorial time complexity.

Brute Force Approach Example

Consider the graph shown below with nodes representing cities and edges representing distances

between those cities. The brute force method will evaluate every possible route, compute the

distances, and determine the shortest route.

Steps involved:

1. List all possible permutations of cities.

2. Calculate the total distance for each permutation.

3. Select the route with the minimum distance.

For example, with 11 cities (A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K), the brute force algorithm would evaluate

a total of (11-1)! = 10! = 3,628,800 possible routes. While this guarantees an optimal solution, the

computational time required for larger sets of cities is prohibitive, making it suitable only for small

datasets.

Conclusion

The brute force method is useful for solving TSP with a small number of cities due to its simplicity.

However, for larger problems, more efficient algorithms such as Dynamic Programming, Branch and

Bound, or heuristic approaches are preferred to reduce computation time.

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