Handbook of Global Optimization WHO International Programme on Chemical Safety WILLIAM HARPER University of Western

WILLIAM HARPER University of Western Ontario BRIAN SKYRMS University of California at Irvine Vll INTRODUCTION PART I: DECISIONS AND GAMES Causal notions have recently corne to figure prominently in discussions about rational decision making

This book summarizes the research of more than a decade

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Handbook of Global Optimization WHO International Programme on Chemical Safety WILLIAM HARPER University of WesternIn 1995 the Handbook of Global Optimization (first volume), edited by R. Horst, and P. M. Pardalos, was published. This second volume of the Handbook of Global Optimization is comprised of chapters dealing with modern approaches to global optimization, including different types of heuristics. Topics covered in the handbook include various metaheuristics, such as simulated annealing, genetic algorithms, neural networks, taboo search, shake and bake