The population dynamics of Differential Evolution: A mathematical model

— Differential Evolution (DE) is well known as a simple and efficient algorithm for global optimization over continuous spaces. This article provides a simple mathematical model of the underlying evolutionary dynamics of a one-dimensional DE. The model relates the search process of DE with the classical gradient descent search and also analyzes the convergence behavior of a DE population, very near to optima.

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2008
• Where: CEC
• Authors: Sambarta Dasgupta, Arijit Biswas, Swagatam Das, Ajith Abraham
• Keywords: Artificial Intelligence, CEC 2008, DE Population, One-dimensional De, Simple Mathematical Model