From: skip@taygeta.com (Skip Carter) Newsgroups: sci.math.num-analysis,sci.op-research,ucam.cl.misc Subject: Re: Wanted: Simulated Annealing reference Date: 25 Oct 96 14:47:50 GMT In article <54i8ll$8u4@lyra.csx.cam.ac.uk>, pes20@cl.cam.ac.uk (Peter Sewell) writes: |> |> |> |> |> I have a real-world optimisation problem, to find good (not necessarily the |> least) minima of a complicated function of approx 3 -- 30 bounded |> real variables. |> |> Not having touched a real number in years, I'm looking for a good |> pragmatic book or tutorial paper on simulated annealing, or more generally on |> global optimisation. |> |> Can anybody point me towards the one true reference? (I alreadly |> have the sci.op-research faq.) |> Take a look at: http://www.taygeta.com/annealing/simanneal.html That page contains pointers to references, code, and contains an online demo. -- Everett (Skip) Carter Phone: 408-641-0645 FAX: 408-394-5561 Taygeta Scientific Inc. INTERNET: skip@taygeta.com 1340 Munras Ave., Suite 314 UUCP: ...!uunet!taygeta!skip Monterey, CA. 93940 WWW: http://www.taygeta.com/skip.html