Monte Carlo structural optimization in discrete variables with annealing algorithm

International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 1988, Pages 815-821

  Elperin, T ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER PROGRAMMING - ALGORITHMS; MATHEMATICAL STATISTICS - MONTE CARLO METHODS;

BOLTZMANN-GIBBS DISTRIBUTION; DISCRETE VARIABLES;

STRUCTURAL DESIGN;

EID: 0023995310     PISSN: 00295981     EISSN: 10970207     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/nme.1620260405     Document Type: Article

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6. A parallel statistical cooling algorithm