title: Markovian neural networks.
abstract: The neural network that efficiently and nearly optimally solves difficult optimization problems is defined. The convergence proof for the Markovian neural network that asynchronously updates its neurons' states is also presented. The comparison of the performance of the Markovian neural network with various combinatorial optimization methods in two domains is described. The Markovian neural network is shown to be an efficient tool for solving optimization problems.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Ljubljana, Yugoslavia.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kovacic
mesh_terms: D003491:Cybernetics; D006801:Humans; D008433:Mathematics; D008959:Models, Neurological; D009474:Neurons / Q000502:physiology*; D011340:Problem Solving