>From the desk of Keith Lysiak <KLysiak_at_swri.edu>
I strongly suggest tooking at Genetic Algorithms. There are
several available on the internet. I use the one from the Air Force
Academy web site. I also suggest Randy Haupt's book "Practical
Genetic Algorithms".
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From: "Naftali Herscovici" <naftali.herscovici_at_spke.com>
I'm looking for a minimization routine for constarined multi variable
(real numbers). I'm trying to do ray-tracing through n layers
(defined by analytical formulas, so I can calculate the derivatives).
One could do the trigonometry for a certain geometry, but I intend to
use different formulas for the layers, so this mean that the
"trigonometry job" would be necessary for each case. I was going to
use Fermat's principle to minimize the function for the ray-path
intersecting the n layers.
Received on Mon Oct 18 1999 - 17:29:53 EDT
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