Advanced SA Options - Temperature Stage Termination

 

The temperature stage termination options determine when a temperature stage ends and the temperature will be update according to the chosen cooling schedule. Spending a long time at a high temperature can explore a large amount of the search space by accepting worsening moves, but this could also waste time looking in the wrong directions.

The temperature stage termination options should be used in conjunction with the cooling schedule options and the initial temperature options.

 

Advanced SA Options - Temperature Stage Termination

 

Proposed moves

Terminates the current temperature stage after a specified number of proposed moves.

 

Moves Limit

The number of proposed moves after which the current temperature stage will terminate.

 

Geometric Ratio

At the end of each temperature stage, the moves limit value is multiplied by this ratio to increase the number of proposed moves per temperature stage.

 

Arthimetic Constant

At the end of each temperature stage, this constant is added onto the moves limit value to increase the number of proposed moves per temperature stage.

 

Accepted Moves

Terminates the current temperature stage after a specified number of accepted moves.

 

Moves Limit

The number of accepted moves after which the current temperature stage will terminate.

 

Huang86

The Huang86 method will terminate the current temperature stage after a certain statistical measure is satisfied.

 

Within Count

A parameter used with the Huang86 method of temperature stage termination.

 

Tolerance

A parameter used with the Huang86 method of temperature stage termination.