k-MSR is W[2]-hard parameterized by k with no EPAS unless W[2]=FPT, and admits an FPT (8/3+ε)-approximation under mergeable constraints, improving prior (4+ε) bounds.
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On the Parameterized Approximability of (Mergeable) Sum of Radii Clustering
k-MSR is W[2]-hard parameterized by k with no EPAS unless W[2]=FPT, and admits an FPT (8/3+ε)-approximation under mergeable constraints, improving prior (4+ε) bounds.