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.
- ↑ Bäck, Thomas (1996-02-15). "Artificial Landscapes". Evolutionary Algorithms in Theory and Practice. Oxford University Press. p. 142. doi:10.1093/oso/9780195099713.003.0008. ISBN 978-0-19-509971-3.
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