Qing / Lee Differential Evolution in Electromagnetics

2010
ISBN: 978-3-642-12869-1
Verlag: Springer
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, Band 4, 195 Seiten, eBook

Reihe: Evolutionary Learning and Optimization

Differential evolution has proven itself a very simple while very powerful stochastic global optimizer. It has been applied to solve problems in many scientific and engineering fields. This book focuses on applications of differential evolution in electromagnetics to showcase its achievement and capability in solving synthesis and design problems in electromagnetics.Topics covered in this book include:• A comprehensive up-to-date literature survey on differential evolution• A systematic description of differential evolution• A topical review on applications of differential evolution in electromagnetics• Five new application examplesThis book is ideal for electromagnetic researchers and people in differential evolution community. It is also a valuable reference book for researchers and students in the optimization or electrical and electronic engineering field. In addition, managers and engineers in relevant fields will find it a helpful introductory guide.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Qing, Anyong

Lee, Ching Kwang

Inhaltsverzeichnis

A Literature Survey on Differential Evolution.- Basics of Differential Evolution.- A Retrospective of Differential Evolution in Electromagnetics.- Application of Differential Evolution to a Two-Dimensional Inverse Scattering Problem.- The Use of Differential Evolution for the Solution of Electromagnetic Inverse Scattering Problems.- Modeling of Electrically Large Equipment with Distributed Dipoles Using Metaheuristic Methods.- Application of Differential Evolution to a Multi-Objective Real-World Frequency Assignment Problem.- RNN Based MIMO Channel Prediction.

Leseproben

"Chapter 1 A Literature Survey on Differential Evolution (p. 1-2)

Anyong Qing

1.1 Motivations

1.1.1 Eliminating Inconsistencies

It has been observed since 2004 that there are many inconsistent or even false claims prevailing in the community of differential evolution [1]. Two measures have been taken to clarify them. The first is a system level parametric study on differential evolution [1]-[4]. The second is the large scale literature survey mentioned here. It is one of the foundation stones of this book.

1.1.2 Crediting Original Contributions

The academic society nowadays has become more and more utilitarian and impetuous. Many researchers dream a shortcut to their academic success. They tend to accept established view points especially those from topical review articles by leading researchers. Original publications are neglected that insufficient credits are given to originality. In some cases, they may not be aware that the original contributions are cited incorrectly [1]. Academic misconducts such as multiple submissions, exaggerated claims, or even plagiarism are not rare. It is one of the objectives of this survey to promote good academic conducts by locating and appropriately crediting original contributions.

1.1.3 Knowing the State of the Art

It has been more than ten years since the inception of differential evolution. However, as far as we know, nobody else has done any comprehensive literature survey on differential evolution. The state of the art of differential evolution is therefore not precisely known to interested researchers. This literature survey aims to fill this gap. It also serves to reveal the popularity of differential evolution.

1.1.4 Gaining Insight

The literature survey involves not only literature collection but also literature analysis among which the latter is more important. Through the analysis, the following questions will be answered
(a) What is differential evolution?
(b) When is differential evolution used and why is it useful?
(c) When will differential evolution fail and why does it fail?"