Almost sure convergence of genetic algorithms: A martingale approach

Jisuanji Xuebao/Chinese Journal of Computers

Volumn 25, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 785-793

  Xu, Zong Ben ^a   Nie, Zan Kan ^a   Zhang, Wen Xiu ^a  

^a XI'AN JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Almost sure convergence; Genetic algorithms; Markov chain; Probabilistic convergence; Submartingale

Indexed keywords

CONVERGENCE OF NUMERICAL METHODS; GLOBAL OPTIMIZATION; MARKOV PROCESSES; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS;

ALMOST SURE CONVERGENCE; MARKOV CHAIN; PROBABILITIC CONVERGENCE; SUBMARTINGALE;

GENETIC ALGORITHMS;

EID: 0036702898     PISSN: 02544164     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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