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We introduce continuous extremal optimization (CEO), a novel heuristic algorithm for solving continuous optimization problems. CEO offers competitive performance against established methods like genetic algorithms on complex tasks such as Lennard-Jones cluster optimization.

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Area of Science:

Computational Mathematics
Heuristic Algorithms
Optimization Techniques

Background:

Continuous optimization problems are prevalent in science and engineering.
Existing heuristic methods like simulated annealing and genetic algorithms have limitations.
Developing efficient general-purpose algorithms remains a key challenge.

Purpose of the Study:

To introduce and evaluate a novel heuristic algorithm for continuous optimization.
To demonstrate the algorithm's effectiveness on a benchmark problem.
To compare its performance against established optimization techniques.

Main Methods:

The proposed method, continuous extremal optimization (CEO), combines global and local search components.
CEO is an extension of the extremal optimization heuristic.
The algorithm was tested on the Lennard-Jones cluster optimization problem.

Main Results:

Continuous extremal optimization (CEO) demonstrated competitive performance.
CEO's results were comparable to more complex stochastic optimization procedures.
The algorithm proved effective for the Lennard-Jones cluster optimization problem.

Conclusions:

Continuous extremal optimization (CEO) is a viable general-purpose heuristic for continuous problems.
CEO offers a promising alternative to existing optimization methods.
Further applications of CEO in various scientific domains are warranted.