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Autori principali: Xu, Ruichen, Wang, Haochun, Deng, Yuefan
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Pubblicazione: 2025
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Accesso online:https://arxiv.org/abs/2504.17949
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author Xu, Ruichen
Wang, Haochun
Deng, Yuefan
author_facet Xu, Ruichen
Wang, Haochun
Deng, Yuefan
contents Designing an effective move-generation function for Simulated Annealing (SA) in complex models remains a significant challenge. In this work, we present a combination of theoretical analysis and numerical experiments to examine the impact of various move-generation parameters -- such as how many particles are moved and by what distance at each iteration -- under different temperature schedules and system sizes. Our numerical studies, carried out on both the Lennard-Jones problem and an additional benchmark, reveal that moving exactly one randomly chosen particle per iteration offers the most efficient performance. We analyze acceptance rates, exploration properties, and convergence behavior, providing evidence that partial-coordinate updates can outperform full-coordinate moves in certain high-dimensional settings. These findings offer practical guidelines for optimizing SA methods in a broad range of complex optimization tasks.
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spellingShingle The Impact of Move Schemes on Simulated Annealing Performance
Xu, Ruichen
Wang, Haochun
Deng, Yuefan
Optimization and Control
65K05
Designing an effective move-generation function for Simulated Annealing (SA) in complex models remains a significant challenge. In this work, we present a combination of theoretical analysis and numerical experiments to examine the impact of various move-generation parameters -- such as how many particles are moved and by what distance at each iteration -- under different temperature schedules and system sizes. Our numerical studies, carried out on both the Lennard-Jones problem and an additional benchmark, reveal that moving exactly one randomly chosen particle per iteration offers the most efficient performance. We analyze acceptance rates, exploration properties, and convergence behavior, providing evidence that partial-coordinate updates can outperform full-coordinate moves in certain high-dimensional settings. These findings offer practical guidelines for optimizing SA methods in a broad range of complex optimization tasks.
title The Impact of Move Schemes on Simulated Annealing Performance
topic Optimization and Control
65K05
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2504.17949