Information-Geometric Optimization with Natural Selection

Evolutionary algorithms, inspired by natural evolution, aim to optimize difficult objective functions without computing derivatives. Here we detail the relationship between classical population genetics of quantitative traits and evolutionary optimization, and formulate a new evolutionary algorithm....

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Main Authors: Jakub Otwinowski, Colin H. LaMont, Armita Nourmohammad
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-08-01
Series:Entropy
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1099-4300/22/9/967