{"product_id":"stochastic-adaptive-search-for-global-optimization-9781461348269","title":"Stochastic Adaptive Search for Global Optimization","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Z. B. Zabinsky\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Springer\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Springer\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Applied\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe field of global optimization has been developing at a rapid pace. There is a journal devoted to the topic, as well as many publications and notable books discussing various aspects of global optimization. This book is intended to complement these other publications with a focus on stochastic methods for global optimization. Stochastic methods, such as simulated annealing and genetic algo- rithms, are gaining in popularity among practitioners and engineers be- they are relatively easy to program on a computer and may be cause applied to a broad class of global optimization problems. However, the theoretical performance of these stochastic methods is not well under- stood. In this book, an attempt is made to describe the theoretical prop- erties of several stochastic adaptive search methods. Such a theoretical understanding may allow us to better predict algorithm performance and ultimately design new and improved algorithms. This book consolidates a collection of papers on the analysis and de- velopment of stochastic adaptive search. The first chapter introduces random search algorithms. Chapters 2-5 describe the theoretical anal- ysis of a progression of algorithms. A main result is that the expected number of iterations for pure adaptive search is linear in dimension for a class of Lipschitz global optimization problems. Chapter 6 discusses algorithms, based on the Hit-and-Run sampling method, that have been developed to approximate the ideal performance of pure random search. The final chapter discusses several applications in engineering that use stochastic adaptive search methods.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Springer","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45281558986903,"sku":"9781461348269","price":7277.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781461348269.webp?v=1769299567","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/stochastic-adaptive-search-for-global-optimization-9781461348269","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}