title: Continuous extremal optimization for Lennard-Jones clusters.
abstract: We explore a general-purpose heuristic algorithm for finding high-quality solutions to continuous optimization problems. The method, called continuous extremal optimization (CEO), can be considered as an extension of extremal optimization and consists of two components, one which is responsible for global searching and the other which is responsible for local searching. The CEO's performance proves competitive with some more elaborate stochastic optimization procedures such as simulated annealing, genetic algorithms, and so on. We demonstrate it on a well-known continuous optimization problem: the Lennard-Jones cluster optimization problem.
authors.affiliation: Nonlinear Science Center and Department of Modern Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei Anhui, 230026, China.
authors.forename: Tao
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.forename: Wen-Jie
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Bai
authors.forename: Long-Jiu
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Cheng
authors.forename: Bing-Hong
authors.initials: BH
authors.lastname: Wang