Simulated Annealing - Selecting The Parameters

Selecting The Parameters

In order to apply the SA method to a specific problem, one must specify the following parameters: the state space, the energy (goal) function E, the candidate generator procedure neighbour, the acceptance probability function P, and the annealing schedule temperature AND initial temperature . These choices can have a significant impact on the method's effectiveness. Unfortunately, there are no choices of these parameters that will be good for all problems, and there is no general way to find the best choices for a given problem. The following sections give some general guidelines.

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