Evolutionary Algorithms - 9781848218048

Evolutionary AlgorithmsAuthor(s): Alain Petrowski, Sana Ben-Hamida\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: ISTE Ltd and John Wiley & Sons Inc, United Kingdom\nImprint: ISTE Ltd and John Wiley & Sons Inc\nISBN-13: 9781848218048, 978-1848218048\nSynopsis\nEvolutionary algorithms are bio-inspired algorithms based on Darwins theory of evolution. They are expected to provide non-optimal but good quality solutions to problems whose resolution is impracticable by exact methods.\n\n In six chapters, this book presents the essential knowledge required to efficiently implement evolutionary algorithms.\n\n Chapter 1 describes a generic evolutionary algorithm as well as the basic operators that compose it. Chapter 2 is devoted to the solving of continuous optimization problems, without constraint. Three leading approaches are described and compared on a set of test functions. Chapter 3 considers continuous optimization problems with constraints. Various approaches suitable for evolutionary methods.