We consider an optimal control where the state-control relation is given by a quasi-variational inequality, namely a generalized obstacle problem. We give an existence result for s...
In this paper we propose a Monotonic Basin Hopping approach and its population-based variant Population Basin Hopping to solve the problem of packing equal and unequal circles wit...
Andrea Grosso, A. R. M. J. U. Jamali, Marco Locate...
Abstract. Global optimization seeks a minimum or maximum of a multimodal function over a discrete or continuous domain. In this paper, we propose a hybrid heuristic – based on th...
Ernesto G. Birgin, Erico M. Gozzi, Mauricio G. C. ...
In this paper, the global optimization problem with an objective function that is multiextremal that satisfies the Lipschitz condition over a hypercube is considered. An algorithm...
A new and universal penalty method is introduced in this contribution. It is especially intended to be applied in stochastic metaheuristics like genetic algorithms, particle swarm...