| Article ID: | iaor19982361 |
| Country: | Netherlands |
| Volume: | 75 |
| Issue: | 1 |
| Start Page Number: | 49 |
| End Page Number: | 68 |
| Publication Date: | Dec 1997 |
| Journal: | Annals of Operations Research |
| Authors: | Koehler Gary J. |
| Keywords: | genetic algorithms |
Recently, several classical Genetic Algorithm principles have been challenged – including the Fundamental Theorem of Genetic Algorithms and the Principle of Minimal Alphabets. In addition, the recent No Free Lunch theorems raise further concerns. In this paper we review these issues and offer some new directions for GA researchers.