Exploring and exploiting models of the fitness landscape : a case against evolutionary optimization
In recent years, the theories of natural selection and biological evolution have proved popular metaphors for understanding and solving optimization problems in engineering design. This thesis identifies some fundamental problems associated with this use of such metaphors. Key objections are the fai...
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University of Plymouth
2000
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| Online Access: | http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.313229 |