Evolutionary algorithms in theory and practice evolution strategies, evolutionary programming, genetic algorithms - Bäck, Thomas (Oxford University Press, 1996)
Includes bibliographical references (pages 293-305) and index
1. Organic Evolution and Problem Solving -- 2. Specific Evolutionary Algorithms -- 3. Artificial Landscapes -- 4. An Empirical Comparison -- 5. Selection -- 6. Mutation -- 7. An Experiment in Meta-Evolution -- App. A Data for the Fletcher-Powell Function -- App. B Data from Selection Experiments -- App. C Software -- App. D The Multiprocessor Environment -- App. E Mathematical Symbols
PART I: Comparison of Evolutionary Algorithms. 1. Organic Evolution and Problem Solving. 2. Specific Evolutionary Algorithms. 3. Artificial Landscapes. 4. An Empirical Comparison. PART II: Extending Genetic Algorithms. 5. Selection. 6. Mutation. 7. An Experiment in Meta-Evolution
Keywords: Evolution (Biology); COMPUTERS / Enterprise Applications / Business Intelligence Tools; COMPUTERS / Intelligence (AI) & Semantics; Evolution (Biology) / Mathematical models; Evolutionary programming (Computer science); Genetic algorithms; Algoritmen; Evolutie; Algoritmos genéticos; Evolução; Biologia; Evolutionärer Algorithmus; Mathematisches Modell; Evolution (Biology) -- Mathematical models; Hochschulschrift