Re: looking for info on Boltzmann machines, simulated annealing

From: Andrea G.B. Tettamanzi (tettaman@ghost.dsi.unimi.it)
Date: Mon May 17 1993 - 08:58:07 UTC


mlevin@husc8.harvard.edu (Michael Levin) writes:


>   I have heard people talking about boltzmann machines and simulated
>annealing algorithms. Can someone point me to a reference (book,
>papers, FAQs, whatever) that would give me an overview as to what
>these things are, how they work, and what they're used for? I am
>familiar with genetic algorithms etc. but have no clue what these
>things are. Please email to mlevin@husc8.harvard.edu. Btw, sorry if
>any of these groups are inappropriate for this question, but as I
>don't know what these algorithms are used for, I made a best guess as
>to appropriate groups.

>Mike Levin

Try:

Emile Aarts, Jan Korst
Simulated Annealing and Boltzmann Machines
John Wiley & Sons, 1989


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Ph.D. Student				Dip. di Scienze dell'Informazione
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