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Towards a theory of ‘evolution strategies’: Results for (1 +, λ)-strategies on (nearly) arbitrary fitness functions

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Parallel Problem Solving from Nature — PPSN III (PPSN 1994)

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Recent findings in the local (1 +, λ) ES-theory for (nearly) arbitrary continuous fitness functions are presented and compared to ES-experiments. Two approaches will be considered: The probability theory approach and an extension of the spherical model theory by Riemannian geometry.

This work was funded by DFG grant Be 1578/1-1

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  1. Department of Computer Science, Chair of Systems Analysis, University of Dortmund, D-44221, Dortmund, Germany

    Hans-Georg Beyer

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Yuval Davidor Hans-Paul Schwefel Reinhard Männer

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Beyer, HG. (1994). Towards a theory of ‘evolution strategies’: Results for (1 +, λ)-strategies on (nearly) arbitrary fitness functions. In: Davidor, Y., Schwefel, HP., Männer, R. (eds) Parallel Problem Solving from Nature — PPSN III. PPSN 1994. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 866. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-58484-6_250

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