BACKTRACK_BINARY_RC
Binary Backtrack Search Using Reverse Communication

BACKTRACK_BINARY_RC is a C library which carries out a backtrack search for a set of binary decisions, using reverse communication (RC).

Licensing:

The computer code and data files described and made available on this web page are distributed under the GNU LGPL license.

Languages:

BACKTRACK_BINARY_RC is available in a C version and a C++ version and a FORTRAN90 version and a MATLAB version and a Python version.

Related Data and Programs:

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CG_RC, a C library which implements the conjugate gradient method for solving a positive definite sparse linear system A*x=b, using reverse communication (RC).

LOCAL_MIN_RC, a C library which finds a local minimum of a scalar function of a scalar variable, without the use of derivative information, using reverse communication (RC), by Richard Brent.

ROOT_RC, a C library which seeks a solution of a scalar nonlinear equation f(x) = 0, or a system of nonlinear equations, using reverse communication (RC), by Gaston Gonnet.

ROOTS_RC, a C library which seeks a solution of a system of nonlinear equations f(x) = 0, using reverse communication (RC), by Gaston Gonnet.

SORT_RC, a C library which can sort a list of any kind of objects, using reverse communication (RC).

SUBSET, a C library which enumerates, generates, randomizes, ranks and unranks combinatorial objects including combinations, compositions, Gray codes, index sets, partitions, permutations, polynomials, subsets, and Young tables. Backtracking routines are included to solve some combinatorial problems.

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Source Code:

• backtrack_binary_rc.c, the source code.
• backtrack_binary_rc.h, the include file.

Examples and Tests:

• backtrack_binary_rc_test.c, a sample calling program.
• backtrack_binary_rc_test.txt, the output file.

List of Routines:

• BACKBIN_RC uses reverse communication for binary backtracking.
• TIMESTAMP prints the current YMDHMS date as a time stamp.

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