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January 1, 2018
In recent years a number of methods developed in statistical mechanics have been applied to complex optimization problems. The results tend to be more in the form of general theorems and bounds than specific results for particular problems. They are noneth ...
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January 1, 2018
This chapter reviews the notion of a landscape, a discussion of types and properties of landscapes, a description of some models for rugged landscapes, and finally a review of some novel optimization methods for finding the highest or lowest point on a rug ...
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January 1, 2005
The Sherrington-Kirkpatrick model of a spin glass is solved by a mean field technique which is probably exact in the limit of infinite range interactions. At and above Tc the solution is identical to that obtained by Sherrington and Kirkpatrick (1975) usin ...
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