Nature Inspired Optimization Techniques for Metamaterial Design

Topics in Applied Physics

Volumn 127, Issue , 2013, Pages 97-146

  Werner, Douglas H ^a   Bossard, Jeremy A ^a   Bayraktar, Zikri ^a   Jiang, Zhi Hao ^a   Gregory, Micah D ^a   Werner, Pingjuan L ^a  

^a The Pennsylvania State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Covariance Matrix Adaptation Evolutionary Strategy; Genetic Algorithm; Particle Swarm Optimization; Perfect Electric Conducting; Transverse Electric

Indexed keywords

EID: 85014061308     PISSN: 03034216     EISSN: 14370859     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-94-007-6664-8_5     Document Type: Chapter

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