• DocumentCode
    2695066
  • Title

    Irreducible complexity in a genetic algorithm

  • Author

    Graham, Lee ; Oppacher, Franz ; Christensen, Steffen

  • Author_Institution
    Carleton Univ., Ottawa
  • fYear
    2007
  • fDate
    25-28 Sept. 2007
  • Firstpage
    3692
  • Lastpage
    3697
  • Abstract
    There has been much news about the ability of evolution to evolve systems where function ceases with the removal of any of its multiple parts. In particular, a challenge has been lofted to explain how evolution can evolve such a system, given its gradualistic nature. We present an example utilizing a dynamic fitness function and parsimony pressure. Given unambiguous definitions of system, function, and part, the genetic algorithm presented here readily produces such complex systems.
  • Keywords
    computational complexity; genetic algorithms; learning (artificial intelligence); complex systems; dynamic fitness function; evolve systems; genetic algorithm complexity; gradualistic nature; parsimony pressure; Evolutionary computation; Genetic algorithms;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Evolutionary Computation, 2007. CEC 2007. IEEE Congress on
  • Conference_Location
    Singapore
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-1339-3
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-1-4244-1340-9
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/CEC.2007.4424951
  • Filename
    4424951