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Your Homework Assignment Monte Carlo Minimization and Counting: One, Two, ..., Too Many

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Author(s)

Isabel M. Beichl, Dianne M. O'Leary, Francis Sullivan

Abstract

This is a tutorial article on Monte Carlo methods for optimization. Topics covered include Lipschitz conditions, simulated annealing and combinatorial counting methods.
Citation
IEEE Computing in Science and Engineering
Volume
9
Issue
1
Pub Type
Journals

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Keywords

combinatorics, Monte Carlo, optimization

Citation

Beichl, I. , O'Leary, D. and Sullivan, F. (2007), Your Homework Assignment Monte Carlo Minimization and Counting: One, Two, ..., Too Many, IEEE Computing in Science and Engineering, [online], https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=50919 (Accessed April 25, 2024)

Created March 30, 2007, Updated February 17, 2017