Evolutionary algorithms in theory and practice : evolution strategies, evolutionary programming, genetic algorithms / Thomas Back.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bäck, Thomas, 1963-

Series:

Oxford scholarship online.

Oxford scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Genetic algorithms.

Evolution (Biology)--Mathematical models.

Evolution (Biology).

Evolutionary programming (Computer science).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (329 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Oxford University Press, 1996.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Comparing the three most prominent representatives of evolutionary algorithms - genetic algorithms, evolution strategies and evolutionary programming - this book examines the computational methods at the border between computer science and evolutionary biology. The algorithms are explained within a common framework, thereby clarifying the similarities and differences of these methods. The author also presents new results regarding the role of mutation and selection in genetic algorithms and uses a meta-evolutionary approach to confirm some of the theoretical results.

Contents:

Contents; Introduction; I: A COMPARISON OF EVOLUTIONARY ALGORITHMS; 1 Organic Evolution and Problem Solving; 1.1 Biological Background; 1.2 Evolutionary Algorithms and Artificial Intelligence; 1.3 Evolutionary Algorithms and Global Optimization; 1.4 Early Approaches; 1.5 Summary; 2 Specific Evolutionary Algorithms; 2.1 Evolution Strategies; 2.2 Evolutionary Programming; 2.3 Genetic Algorithms; 2.4 Summary; 3 Artificial Landscapes; 3.1 Sphere Model; 3.2 Step Function; 3.3 Ackley's Function; 3.4 Function after Fletcher and Powell; 3.5 Fractal Function; 3.6 Summary; 4 An Empirical Comparison

C.2 UsageC.3 Data Collection; D: The Multiprocessor Environment; D.1 The Transputer System; D.2 The Helios Operating System; E: Mathematical Symbols; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W

Notes:

Previously issued in print: 1996.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 293-305) and index.

ISBN:

0-19-756092-X

1-280-76079-6

9786610760794

0-19-535670-5

OCLC:

502999871