Metaheuristics for Hard Optimization: Methods and Case Studies

by Johann Dreo, Alain Petrowski, Patrick Siarry, et al.

Book Overview

This text presents a family of advanced methods of optimization called Metaheuristics.
It covers a range of topics including simulated annealing, tabu search, evolutionary and genetic algorithms, and ant colony optimization. The book contains various case studies from engineering and operations research, and includes commented literature for each chapter.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 364206194X
• ISBN13: 9783642061943
• Release Date: February 2010
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 372 Pages
• Weight: 1.18 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.2"