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A controlled random search procedure for global optimisation
Abstract
A new random search procedure is described which, while conceptually simple and easily programmed on a minicomputer, is effective in searching for global minima of a multimodal function, with or without constraints. The procedure is compared with a global optimisation algorithm devised by Becker and Lago and the results of trials, using a variety of test problems, are given.
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Metadata
- Authors
- Price, W. L.
- Venue
- The Computer Journal
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press (OUP)
- Published
- 1977-04-01
- Volume
- 20
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 367-370
- ISSN
- 0010-4620 (ISSN-L)
- 1460-2067
- OpenAlex
- W2065606540
- Cited by
- 323
- References
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- 0.00
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
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