Ackley function
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Ackley function of two variables
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Animation of Ackley's function of three variables with time the 3rd variable.
In mathematical optimization, the Ackley function is a non-convex function used as a performance test problem for optimization algorithms. It was proposed by David Ackley in his 1987 PhD dissertation.[1]
On a 2-dimensional domain it is defined by:
Its global optimum point is
See also[]
Notes[]
- ^ Ackley, D. H. (1987) "A connectionist machine for genetic hillclimbing", Kluwer Academic Publishers, Boston MA.
Categories:
- Mathematical optimization