Handbook of Metaheuristics_Michel Gendreau, Jean-Yves Potvin.pdf

International Series in Operations Research & Management Science MichelGendreau∙ Jean-YvesPotvin     Editors  Handbook of  Metaheuristics Third Edition International Series in Operations Research & Management Science Volume 272 Series Editor Camille C. Price Stephen F. Austin State University, TX, USA Associate Series Editor Joe Zhu Worcester Polytechnic Institute, MA, USA Founding Series Editor Frederick S. Hillier Stanford University, CA, USA More information about this series athttp://www.springer.com/series/6161 Michel Gendreau Jean-Yves Potvin Editors HandbookofMetaheuristics Third Edition 123 Editors Michel Gendreau Department of Mathematics and Industrial Engineering Polytechnique Montréal Montreal, QC, Canada Jean-Yves Potvin Département d’informatique et de recherche opérationnelle Université de Montréal Montreal, QC, Canada ISSN 0884-8289 ISSN 2214-7934 (electronic) International Series in Operations Research & Management Science ISBN 978-3-319-91085-7 ISBN 978-3-319-91086-4 (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-91086-4 Library of Congress Control Number: 2018953159 2nd edition: © Springer Science+Business Media LLC 2010 3rd edition: © Springer International Publishing AG, part of Springer Nature 2019 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher,