Changes between Version 2 and Version 3 of Documentation/Reference/Evolution Strategy

Timestamp:

06/02/10 14:21:49 (14 years ago)

Author:

mkofler

Comment:

Worked on ES description

Documentation/Reference/Evolution Strategy

@@ -8 +8 @@
 ||= Parameter         =||= Description =||
 || Analyzer            || The operator used to analyze each generation. ||
-|| Children            || lambda - the size of the offspring population. ||
+|| Children            || λ (lambda) - the size of the offspring population. ||
 || !MaximumGenerations || The maximum number of generations which should be processed. ||
 || Mutator             || The operator used to mutate solutions. ||
 || !ParentsPerChild    || rho - how many parents should be recombined. ||
 || !PlusSelection      || True for plus selection (elitist population), false for comma selection (non-elitist population). ||
-|| Population Size     || mu - the size of the population. ||
+|| Population Size     || μ (mu) - the size of the population. ||
 || Recombinator        || The operator used to cross solutions. ||
 || Seed                || The random seed used to initialize the new pseudo random number generator. ||
@@ -21 +21 @@
 || !StrategyParameterManipulator || The operator that manipulates the strategy parameters. ||
 
+'''Remarks:'''
+ * Switch between plus and comma selection by setting the boolean parameter {{{PlusSelection}}} accordingly
+ * 
+
+'''Is there a sample/tutorial?'''
+
+Sure. HeuristicLab comes with a pre-configured ES to solve the 10-dimensional Griewank test function. Have a look at the description [[UsersTSPSample#ESGriewank| here]]. 
+
 '''References:'''
 * Rechenberg, I. 1973. Evolutionsstrategie - Optimierung technischer Systeme nach Prinzipien der biologischen Evolution. Frommann-Holzboog.