Adeli H., Siddique N. Nature-inspired Computing, Physics- and Chemistry-based Algorithms

CRC Press, 2017. — 579 p.Nature-Inspired Computing: Physics and Chemistry-Based Algorithms provides a comprehensive introduction to the methodologies and algorithms in nature-inspired computing, with an emphasis on applications to real-life engineering problems.
The research interest for Nature-inspired Computing has grown considerably exploring different phenomena observed in nature and basic principles of physics, chemistry, and biology. The discipline has reached a mature stage and the field has been well-established. This endeavour is another attempt at investigation into various computational schemes inspired from nature, which are presented in this book with the development of a suitable framework and industrial applications.
Designed for senior undergraduates, postgraduates, research students, and professionals, the book is written at a comprehensible level for students who have some basic knowledge of calculus and differential equations, and some exposure to optimization theory. Due to the focus on search and optimization, the book is also appropriate for electrical, control, civil, industrial and manufacturing engineering, business, and economics students, as well as those in computer and information sciences.
With the mathematical and programming references and applications in each chapter, the book is self-contained, and can also serve as a reference for researchers and scientists in the fields of system science, natural computing, and optimization.Dialectics of Nature: Inspiration for Computing
Gravitational Search Algorithm
Central Force Optimization
Electromagnetism-Like Optimization
Harmony Search
Water Drop Algorithm
Spiral Dynamics Algorithms
Simulated Annealing
Chemical Reaction Optimization
Miscellaneous Algorithms