COMP9844 Extended Neural Networks

Simulated Annealing

This is a voluntary quiz to help you decide whether you have understood some of the major concepts from this topic. It carries no marks.

  1. Describe the concept of an annealing schedule.

  2. Describe the essence of the Metropolis algorithm.

  3. What is the purpose of allowing displacements that increase the energy E in an algorithm that aims to minimise E?


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