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AHELP for CIAO 3.4 simul-ann-2 Context: sherpa

Synopsis

A simulated annealing search, with all parameters varied at each step.

Syntax

simul-ann-2  [nloop] [tchn] [nsamp] [iseed] [tiny]

Description

The SIMUL-ANN-2 method is a simulated annealing method, analogous to SIMUL-ANN-1 in every way except that at each randomization, all the parameters are varied, not just one.

Note that the default temperature cycle change factor, and the number of temperature cycles, correspond to more and faster changes of temperature than SIMUL-ANN-1. This is because of the increased mobility within parameter space, since all values are changed with each randomization.

Parameters

name type def min max
nloop integer 1024 64 16384
tchn real 0.95 0.1 0.9999
nsamp integer 512 32 8192
iseed integer 14391 -1.e+20 1.e+20
tiny real 1.e-12 1.e-20 1.e-6

Detailed Parameter Descriptions

Parameter=nloop (integer default=1024 min=64 max=16384)

Maximum number of temperatures.

Parameter=tchn (real default=0.95 min=0.1 max=0.9999)

Factor for temperature reduction.

Parameter=nsamp (integer default=512 min=32 max=8192)

Number of movements at each temperature.

Parameter=iseed (integer default=14391 min=-1.e+20 max=1.e+20)

Seed for random number generator.

Parameter=tiny (real default=1.e-12 min=1.e-20 max=1.e-6)

Smallest temperature allowed.

Bugs

See the Sherpa bug pages online for an up-to-date listing of known bugs.

Hardcopy (PDF): A4 | Letter
Last modified: December 2006



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