Van Vleck, Erik S., 1962-Morey, Christopher2023-07-242023-07-241996https://hdl.handle.net/11124/177365Includes bibliographical references (pages 72-75).doctoral dissertationsengCopyright of the original work is retained by the author.Simulated annealing (Mathematics)Monte Carlo methodMathematical optimizationDynamically determining search parameters for Monte Carlo optimizationText