Markovian algorithms for estimating the global maximum or minimum of real valued functions defined on some domain $\Omega \,\, \subset \,\, \mathbb{R}^{d}$ are presented. Conditions on the search ...

Most mathematical models do not admit exact solutions. Asymptotic and perturbation methods provide powerful techniques for obtaining approximate solutions, which allow one to draw physical conclusions ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract We describe a simple relation between the asymptotic behavior of the variance and of the expected number of distinct sites visited during a ...