عنوان

Genetic Algorithms + Data Structures = Evolution Programs

(Number (ISBN

3662074184

(Number (ISBN

9783662074183

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b548446

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Genetic Algorithms + Data Structures = Evolution Programs

General Material Designation

[Book]

First Statement of Responsibility

by Zbigniew Michalewicz.

Edition Statement

Second, Extended edition

Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.

Berlin, Heidelberg

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

Springer Berlin Heidelberg

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

1994

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

(xvi, 340 pages)

Text of Note

I. Genetic Algorithms --;1 GAs: What Are They? --;2 GAs: How Do They Work? --;3 GAs: Why Do They Work? --;4 GAs: Selected Topics --;II. Numerical Optimization --;5 Binary or Float? --;6 Fine Local Tuning --;7 Handling Constraints --;8 Evolution Strategies and Other Methods --;III. Evolution Programs --;9 The Transportation Problem --;10 The Traveling Salesman Problem --;11 Drawing Graphs, Scheduling, Partitioning, and Path Planning --;12 Machine Learning --;Conclusions --;References.

Text of Note

Genetic algorithms are founded upon the principle of evolution, i.e., survival of the fittest. Hence evolution programming techniques, based on genetic algorithms, are applicable to many hard optimization problems, such as optimization of functions with linear and nonlinear constraints, the traveling salesman problem, and problems of scheduling, partitioning, and control. The importance of these techniques has been growing in the last decade, since evolution programs are parallel in nature, and parallelism is one of the most promising directions in computer science. The book is self-contained and the only prerequisite is basic undergraduate mathematics. It is aimed at researchers, practitioners, and graduate students in computer science and artificial intelligence, operations research, and engineering. This second edition includes several new sections and many references to recent developments. A simple example of genetic code and an index are also added. Writing an evolution program for a given problem should be an enjoyable experience - this book may serve as a guide to this task.

Artificial intelligence.

Computer science.

Software engineering.

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by Zbigniew Michalewicz.

Zbigniew Michalewicz

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