Advances in Metaheuristics for Hard Optimization

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Siarry, Patrick (Editor), Michalewicz, Zbigniew (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2008.
• Series: Natural Computing Series,
• Subjects: Mathematics.; Computers.; Artificial intelligence.; Mathematical optimization.; Operations research.; Management science.; Engineering design.; Optimization.; Artificial Intelligence (incl. Robotics).; Operations Research, Management Science.; Engineering Design.; Theory of Computation.

Many advances have been made recently in metaheuristic methods, from theory to applications. The editors, both leading experts in this field, have assembled a team of researchers to contribute 21 chapters organized into parts on simulated annealing, tabu search, ant colony algorithms, general-purpos...