Publications

PhD Thesis

The Statistical Dynamics of Epochal Evolution.

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• Contents and chapter 1 (Introduction), 0.1Mb
• Chapter 2 (Statistical Mechanics and Thermodynamics), 0.2Mb
• Chapter 3 (Macroscopic Evolutionary Dynamics), 0.6Mb
• Chapter 4 (Statistical Dynamics of the Royal Road Genetic Algorithm), 13.4Mb
• Chapter 5 (Optimizing Epochal Evolutionary Search: Population-Size Independent Theory), 0.6Mb
• Chapter 6 (Optimizing Epochal Evolutionary Search: Population-Size Dependent Theory), 1Mb
• Chapter 7 (Neutral Evolution of Mutational Robustness), 0.16Mb
• Chapter 8 (Metastable Evolutionary Dynamics: Crossing fitness barriers or Escaping via Neutral Paths), 2.2Mb
• Chapter 9 (Conclusions), 68Kb
• Appendices, 0.2Mb
• Bibliography, 62Kb

Master Thesis

Quantum Fields and Geometric entropy in two dimensions.

(September 1995)

In a dark and distant past I studied Quantum fields in curved spacetimes for my Master's thesis project with Robbert Dijkgraaf. In particular I looked at black hole radiation and the so called information problem. Although I haven't followed the field much since then I am fairly certain that this specific problem is no longer of much interest. But I think there is some discussion regarding the general problems with quantum fields in curved spacetimes that might be fun to read for somebody looking for an introduction into these matter. discussed in this thesis are