GeoRouteNet: Geometry-Enhanced Non-Autoregressive Neural Solver for the Traveling Salesman Problem
Researchers introduce GeoRouteNet, a geometry-enhanced neural network solver for the Traveling Salesman Problem that achieves competitive optimality gaps (0.32% on TSP50, 1.26% on TSP100) through architectural innovations and a novel multi-candidate self-comparison reinforcement learning training approach. The method demonstrates superior cross-distribution generalization compared to existing non-autoregressive approaches while maintaining faster inference speeds than traditional solvers.