Improved genetic algorithm for continuous and mixed discrete-continuous optimization

Engineering Optimization

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 589-614

  Ndiritu, J G ^a   Daniell, T M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENETIC ALGORITHMS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RAIN; RUNOFF;

MIXED DISCRETE-CONTINUOUS OPTIMIZATION; SUBPOPULATION SEARCH;

OPTIMIZATION;

EID: 0033338945     PISSN: 0305215X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03052159908941388     Document Type: Article

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