Evolutionary optimisation: a tutorial

Evolutionary algorithms such as Genetic Algorithms and Evolutionary Strategies have gained wide popularity in the last decades. They have shown their ability to solve complex optimisation problems in a number of fields, including chemistry. In this tutorial, the main ideas are illustrated using a simple example, and general guidelines for the application of these algorithms are given. Pointers to available resources on the World Wide Web are given in the appendix. (C) 1998 Elsevier Science B.V.