عنوان

Evolutionary Algorithms :

(Number (ISBN

3662041995

(Number (ISBN

9783662041994

Number

b579340

Title Proper

Evolutionary Algorithms :

General Material Designation

[Book]

Other Title Information

the Role of Mutation and Recombination

First Statement of Responsibility

by William M. Spears.

Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.

Berlin, Heidelberg

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

Springer Berlin Heidelberg

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

2000

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

(xiv, 222 pages)

Series Title

Natural computing series.

Text of Note

Glossary --; Part I. Setting the Stage: Introduction --; Background --; Part II. Static Theoretical Analyses: A Survival Schema Theory for Recombination --; A Construction Schema Theory for Recombination --; Survival and Construction Schema Theory for Recombination --; A Survival Schema Theory for Mutation --; A Construction Schema Theory for Mutation --; Schema Theory: Mutation versus Recombination --; Other Static Characterizations of Mutation and Recombination --; Part III. Dynamic Theoretical Analyses: Dynamic Analyses of Mutation and Recombination --; A Dynamic Model of Selection and Mutation --; A Dynamic Model of Selection, Recombination and Mutation --; An Aggregation Algorithm for Markov Chains --; Part IV. Empirical Analyses: Empirical Validation --; Part V. Summary: Summary and Discussion --; Appendix: Formal Computations for the Aggregation Algorithm --; Bibliography.

Text of Note

Despite decades of work in evolutionary algorithms, there remains a lot of uncertainty as to when it is beneficial or detrimental to use recombination or mutation. This book provides a characterization of the roles that recombination and mutation play in evolutionary algorithms. It integrates prior theoretical work and introduces new theoretical techniques for studying evolutionary algorithms. An aggregation algorithm for Markov chains is introduced which is useful for studying not only evolutionary algorithms specifically, but also complex systems in general. Practical consequences of the theory are explored and a novel method for comparing search and optimization algorithms is introduced. A focus on discrete rather than real-valued representations allows the book to bridge multiple communities, including evolutionary biologists and population geneticists.

Artificial intelligence.

Computer science.

Computer software.

by William M. Spears.

William M Spears

Electronic name

[Book]

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