Global Optimization

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2 domain-specific abstractions whose origin domain is Global Optimization.

• Griewank function — A smooth nonconvex benchmark function combining a scaled quadratic sum with a product of cosines, producing many local extrema and one standard global minimum.
• Stochastic Tunneling — A Monte Carlo global-optimization method that transforms objective values relative to the best value found so higher wells flatten while minima locations remain fixed, permitting stochastic escape without a cooling schedule.