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Simulated Annealing
The working principle of Simulated Annealing is borrowed from metallurgy: A
piece of metal is heated (the atoms are given thermal agitation) and
then the metal is left to cool slowly. The slow and regular cooling of
the metal allows the atoms to slide progressively from their most stable
(“minimal energy”) positions (rapid cooling would have “frozen” them in
whatever position they happened to be at that time). The resulting
structure of the metal is stronger and more stable. By simulating the
process of annealing inside a computer program, we are able to find
answers to difficult and complex problems. Instead of minimizing the
energy of a block of metal or maximizing its strength, the program
minimizes or maximizes some objective relevant to the problem at hand.
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