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Metaheuristics: A Comprehensive Guide to the Design and Implementation of Effective Optimisation Strategies - Decision Engineering
Christian Prins
This book presents the main metaheuristic methods - tabu search, simulated annealing and genetic algorithms - and thoroughly discusses their pros and cons. It includes program codes showing how each method is designed, used, evaluated and improved.
300 pages, 30 black & white illustrations
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | March 1, 2010 |
| Original release date | 2016 |
| ISBN13 | 9781846282775 |
| Publishers | Springer London Ltd |
| Pages | 300 |
| Dimensions | 150 × 220 × 20 mm · 632 g (Weight (estimated)) |
| Language | English |
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