Optimization of nonanalog Monte Carlo games using differential operator sampling

Nuclear Science and Engineering

Volumn 124, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 291-308

  Sarkar, P K ^a,b   Rief, Herbert ^a  

^a JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

^b VARIABLE ENERGY CYCLOTRON CENTRE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; CALCULATIONS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; GAME THEORY; MATHEMATICAL OPERATORS; OPTIMIZATION; SAMPLING;

DIFFERENTIAL OPERATOR SAMPLING; NONANALOG MONTE CARLO GAMES;

MONTE CARLO METHODS;

EID: 0030269334     PISSN: 00295639     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.13182/NSE96-A28579     Document Type: Article

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