Simulated Annealing Evolution

Kibble-Zurek mechanism in simulated annealing and quantum annealing

We study errors of quantum annealing and simulated annealing to highlight better performance of quantum annealing over simulated annealing. Quantum annealing and simulated annealing perform optimization through a quantum adiabatic evolution and a quasi-static evolution respectively. In both methods, dynamics across a phase transition plays a crucial role. The Kibble-Zurek mechanism is known as ...

Quantum Adiabatic Evolution Algorithms versus Simulated Annealing

We explain why quantum adiabatic evolution and simulated annealing perform similarly in certain examples of searching for the minimum of a cost function of n bits. In these examples each bit is treated symmetrically so the cost function depends only on the Hamming weight of the n bits. We also give two examples, closely related to these, where the similarity breaks down in that the quantum adia...

Effect of Hot Rolling and Intermittent Annealing on the Texture Evolution of Monotectoid Bcc Zr-nb

Massively Parallel Simulated Annealing and Its Relation to Evolutionary Algorithms

Simulated annealing and and single trial versions of evolution strategies possess a close relationship when they are designed for optimization over continuous variables. Analytical investigations of their diierences and similarities lead to a cross-fertilization of both approaches, resulting in new theoretical results, new parallel population based algorithms, and a better understanding of the ...

A Comparative Study of the Application of Differential Evolution and Simulated Annealing in Radiative Transfer Problems

The radiative transfer phenomenon is modeled by an integro-differential equation known as Boltzmann equation. This equation describes mathematically the interaction of the radiation with the participating medium, i.e., a medium that may absorb, scatter and emit radiation. In this sense, this work presents a study regarding the estimation of radiative properties in a one-dimensional participatin...