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SUMMARY:Genetic algorithms in astronomy and astrophysics
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DESCRIPTION:Speakers: Vinesh Rajpaul (UCT)\nGenetic algorithms form a clas
 s of search heuristics that incorporate\, in a computational setting\, the
  biological notion of evolution by means of mutation and natural selection
 . Compared to more conventional search and optimisation techniques\, genet
 ic algorithms are very easy to implement and they tend to be extremely rob
 ust and versatile. Although already ubiquitous in fields such as computer 
 science\, engineering and artificial intelligence\, genetic algorithms hav
 e not yet been widely adopted in the physical sciences.\n\nI provide a ver
 y brief introduction to genetic algorithms and outline their relevance to 
 a number of diverse problems in astronomy and astrophysics\, from stellar 
 structure modelling and astroseismological analyses to robotic telescope s
 cheduling. In particular I discuss a difficult optimisation problem in gra
 vitational microlensing analysis for which it is hoped that genetic algori
 thms might facilitate an efficient exploration of an enormous parameter sp
 ace.\n\nhttps://events.saip.org.za/event/7/contributions/4977/
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