= Charles Daniel Gelatt Jr.
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= C. D. Gelatt, Jr.
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= C. Daniel Gelatt
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A computational <physicist> who coauthored <simulated annealing> as an approach to optimization. Random trial changes are accepted according to a temperature-like parameter, including some moves that worsen the objective; lowering that parameter gradually favors low-cost states. The analogy with thermal equilibration turns statistical physics into a practical search strategy for complicated optimization landscapes.<Optimization by Simulated Annealing by Scott Kirkpatrick and others>[pp. 672–673 and 675: statistical-mechanical analogy, acceptance rule and optimization examples]{ref}
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