Stability of Vertex Fixed Points and Applications

Michael D. Vose
C. S. Dept.
107 Ayres Hall
The University of Tennessee
Knoxville, TN 37996-1301

   And

Alden H. Wright 
Thanks(This work was done while the second author was visiting 
the Computer Science Department of the University of Tennessee)
Computer Science Dept. 
The University of Montana 
Missoula, MT 59812-1008

ABSTRACT:

In the Infinite Population Simple Genetic Algorithm, stability of fixed points is considered when mutation is zero. The analysis is based on the spectrum of the differential of the mapping which defines the transition from one generation to the next. Based on a simple formula for this spectrum, fully nondeceptive functions having exponentially many non-optimal fixed points are constructed.