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6 * Egervary Jeno Kombinatorikus Optimalizalasi Kutatocsoport
7 * (Egervary Research Group on Combinatorial Optimization, EGRES).
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20 [PAGE]sec_intro[PAGE] Introduction
22 [SEC]sec_intro_lemon[SEC] What is LEMON
24 <b>LEMON</b> stands for <b>L</b>ibrary for <b>E</b>fficient <b>M</b>odeling and
25 <b>O</b>ptimization in <b>N</b>etworks. It is a C++ template library providing
26 efficient implementations of common data structures and algorithms with
27 focus on combinatorial optimization tasks connected mainly with graphs
30 <b>LEMON is an <a class="el" href="http://opensource.org/">open source</a>
32 You are free to use it in your commercial or non-commercial applications
33 under very permissive \ref license "license terms".</b>
35 This library helps to write programs that solve various optimization problems,
36 which often arise when designing and testing certain networks,
37 for example in telecommunication, computer networks, logistics, scheduling,
39 A very natural way of modelling these networks is by means of a graph.
40 Generally, if you want to write any program that works with graphs,
41 then you might find it useful and convenient to use LEMON.
43 For more information, visit the LEMON web site:
44 <a href="http://lemon.cs.elte.hu/"><b>http://lemon.cs.elte.hu/</b></a>.
46 [SEC]sec_intro_tutorial[SEC] LEMON Tutorial
48 This tutorial introduces the reader to the basic concepts and features of
49 LEMON, and there are also some sections about advanced topics showing the
50 power of various tools implemented in the library.
52 After getting familiar with the basics of the library, you may start using
53 LEMON with the help of the detailed documentation (which can be viewed
54 as a reference manual).