{"product_id":"particle-swarm-optimization-hardback-9781905209040","title":"Particle Swarm Optimization (Hardback) 9781905209040","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eParticle Swarm Optimization\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eMaurice Clerc (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781905209040, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 7 February 2006\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e244 pages\u003cbr\u003e24.2 x 16.3 x 1.9 cm, 0.506 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThis is the first book devoted entirely to Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO), which is a non-specific algorithm, similar to evolutionary algorithms, such as taboo search and ant colonies.  \u003cp\u003eSince its original development in 1995, PSO has mainly been applied to continuous-discrete heterogeneous strongly non-linear numerical optimization and it is thus used almost everywhere in the world. Its convergence rate also makes it a preferred tool in dynamic optimization.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eForeword.  \u003cp\u003eIntroduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 1: Particle Swarm Optimization.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 1. What is a difficult problem?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 2. On a table corner.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 3. First formulations.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 4. Benchmark set.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 5. Mistrusting chance.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 6. First results.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 7. Swarm: memory and influence graphs.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 8. Distributions of proximity.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 9. Optimal parameter settings.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 10. Adaptations.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 11. TRIBES or co-operation of tribes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 12. On the constraints.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 13. Problems and applications.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 14. Conclusion.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 2: Outlines.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 15. On parallelism.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 16. Combinatorial problems.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 17. Dynamics of a swarm.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 18. Techniques and alternatives.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther Information.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBibliography.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Mathematics [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Mathematics\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Mathematics%20%5BPB%5D%22\"\u003ePB\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Wiley-ISTE","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52449439187224,"sku":"9781905209040","price":105.39,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781905209040.jpg?v=1785199378","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/particle-swarm-optimization-hardback-9781905209040","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}