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An overview of the rapidly growing field of ant colony optimization that describes theoretical findings, the major algorithms, and current applications. The complex social behaviors of ants have been much studied by science, and computer scientists are now finding that these behavior patterns can pr...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Dorigo, Marco
Other Authors: Stützle, Thomas
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, ©2004.
Subjects:
Mathematical optimization.
Ants > Behavior > Mathematical models.
Optimisation mathématique.
Fourmis > Mœurs et comportement > Modèles mathématiques.
MATHEMATICS > Optimization.
COMPUTER SCIENCE/General
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Preface; Acknowledgments; 1
  • From Real to Artificial Ants; 2
  • The Ant Colony Optimization Metaheuristic; 3
  • Ant Colony Optimization Algorithms for the Traveling Salesman Problem; 4
  • Ant Colony Optimization Theory; 5
  • Ant Colony Optimization for NP-Hard Problems; 6
  • AntNet: An ACO Algorithm for Data Network Routing; 7
  • Conclusions and Prospects for the Future; Appendix: Sources of Information about the ACO Field; References; Index.

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