Mutation

$ Mutation : P \longmapsto P$

In the first runs we do not use mutation. But, as one can easily see, in the absence of mutation will the development of the overall fitness be caught on a certain maximal level which can not be surpassed. Only the inclusion of mutation frees the algotihm from this 'trap' and allows a continuous approach to the theoretical maximum. It has to be discussed later how this phenomenon can be formally analyzed.



Gerd Doeben-Henisch 2012-03-31