'Extremotaxis': computing with a bacterial-inspired algorithm.
We present a general-purpose optimization algorithm inspired by "run-and-tumble", the biased random walk chemotactic swimming strategy used by the bacterium Escherichia coli to locate regions of high nutrient concentration The method uses particles (corresponding to bacteria) that swim thr...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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2008
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