DocumentCode
941571
Title
Monte Carlo Minimization and Counting: One, Two, ..., Too Many
Author
Beichl, Isabel ; Leary, Dianne P O ; Sullivan, Francis
Author_Institution
Inf. Technol. Lab., Nat. Inst. of Stand. & Technol., MD
Volume
9
Issue
1
fYear
2007
Firstpage
72
Lastpage
80
Abstract
Monte Carlo methods use sampling to produce approximate solutions to problems for which other methods aren´t practical. In this homework assignment, we study three uses of Monte Carlo methods: for function minimization, discrete optimization, and counting
Keywords
Monte Carlo methods; optimisation; sampling methods; Monte Carlo minimization; counting; discrete optimization; function minimization; sampling method; Annealing; Home computing; Ice; Minimization methods; Monte Carlo methods; Optimization methods; Potential energy; Sampling methods; Temperature; World Wide Web; Monte Carlo methods; computer science; minimization; sampling;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Computing in Science & Engineering
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
1521-9615
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/MCSE.2007.14
Filename
4052526
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