Estimation of Distribution Algorithms: A New Tool for Evolutionary Computation

Book Overview

Estimation of Distribution Algorithms: A New Tool for Evolutionary Computation is devoted to a new paradigm for evolutionary computation, named estimation of distribution algorithms (EDAs). This new class of algorithms generalizes genetic algorithms by replacing the crossover and mutation operators with learning and sampling from the probability distribution of the best individuals of the population at each iteration of the algorithm. Working in such...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1461356040
• ISBN13: 9781461356042
• Release Date: October 2012
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 382 Pages
• Weight: 1.29 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.2"