Comments on: Levy Walks http://enthusiasm.cozy.org/archives/2008/03/levy-walks Ben Hyde Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:11:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Ascription is an Anathema to any Enthusiasm › The Bimodal Nature of Work http://enthusiasm.cozy.org/archives/2008/03/levy-walks/comment-page-1#comment-3592 Ascription is an Anathema to any Enthusiasm › The Bimodal Nature of Work Thu, 18 Feb 2010 16:48:55 +0000 http://enthusiasm.cozy.org/archives/2008/03/levy-walks/#comment-3592 [...] see that as quitting.  The complementary pair of persistence and agility reminds me of Levy walks. This was written by bhyde. Posted on Thursday, February 18, 2010, at 11:38 am. Filed under [...] [...] see that as quitting.  The complementary pair of persistence and agility reminds me of Levy walks. This was written by bhyde. Posted on Thursday, February 18, 2010, at 11:38 am. Filed under [...]

]]> By: Stefano’s Linotype » Blog Archive » On The Impact of Interruption on Creativity http://enthusiasm.cozy.org/archives/2008/03/levy-walks/comment-page-1#comment-961 Stefano’s Linotype » Blog Archive » On The Impact of Interruption on Creativity Sun, 13 Apr 2008 03:27:02 +0000 http://enthusiasm.cozy.org/archives/2008/03/levy-walks/#comment-961 [...] Here, it would be already interesting to discuss the various strategies that one could adopt to find such peak (hill climbing, brownian motion, levy flight, random waypoint) [see also Ben’s post on the subject]. [...] [...] Here, it would be already interesting to discuss the various strategies that one could adopt to find such peak (hill climbing, brownian motion, levy flight, random waypoint) [see also Ben’s post on the subject]. [...]

]]> By: Jason Brownlee http://enthusiasm.cozy.org/archives/2008/03/levy-walks/comment-page-1#comment-960 Jason Brownlee Thu, 27 Mar 2008 03:27:02 +0000 http://enthusiasm.cozy.org/archives/2008/03/levy-walks/#comment-960 "I don’t think I’ve ever saw seen a search algorithm using this method" Ben, the approach is typically integrated into existing (as you call them 'weak') search methods as acceptance criteria for new solutions into a working set (population). For example, in a genetic algorithm or simulated annealing (<a href="http://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=simulated+annealing+levy+flight" rel="nofollow">try this link</a>). Hope this helps. “I don’t think I’ve ever saw seen a search algorithm using this method”

Ben, the approach is typically integrated into existing (as you call them ‘weak’) search methods as acceptance criteria for new solutions into a working set (population). For example, in a genetic algorithm or simulated annealing (try this link). Hope this helps.

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