Models for the Interdiction Problem for the Minimum Spanning
Abstract
The Minimum Spanning Tree Interdiction (MSTI) problem is a two-player game between a network operator aiming to determine a Minimum Spanning Tree (MST) and an interdictor which, constrained by a budget, changes the network topology to increase the weight of a MST. Mathematical formulations for a generalization of the MSTI problem are devised, and valid inequalities are proposed. Dominance relations between the models are studied, and computational experiments are presented to evaluate their efficiencies.