Showing papers on "Evolutionary computation published in 1972"
01 Jan 1972
TL;DR: In this paper, two genetic operators, crossover and inversion, are interpreted in terms of algebraic and geometric properties, and Monte Carlo simulations of their behavior are used to simulate their behavior.
Abstract: Genetic algorithms for function optimization employ genetic operators patterned after those observed in search strategies employed in natural adaptation. Two of these operators, crossover and inversion, are interpreted in terms of their algebraic and geometric properties. Stochastic models of the operators are developed which are employed in Monte Carlo simulations of their behavior.
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