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A Field Guide to Genetic Programming

By Riccardo Poli , William B. Langdon , Nicholas Freitag McPhee

Book information

Publisher
Lulu Enterprises, UK Ltd
Year
2008
ISBN
1409200736, 9781409200734
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
4 MB (3767321 bytes)
Pages
252\250
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

Description

Genetic programming (GP) is a systematic, domain-independent method for getting computers to solve problems automatically starting from a high-level statement of what needs to be done. Using ideas from natural evolution, GP starts from an ooze of random computer programs, and progressively refines them through processes of mutation and sexual recombination, until high-fitness solutions emerge. All this without the user having to know or specify the form or structure of solutions in advance. GP has generated a plethora of human-competitive results and applications, including novel scientific discoveries and patentable inventions. This unique overview of this exciting technique is written by three of the most active scientists in GP. See www.gp-field-guide.org.uk for more information on the book.

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