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Spiral optimization algorithm
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<p>In mathematics, the spiral optimization (SPO) algorithm is a <a href="/facts/Metaheuristic/ECF71Rez">metaheuristic</a> inspired by <a href="/facts/Spiral/4R331aba">spiral</a> phenomena in nature. </p><p>The first SPO algorithm was proposed for <a href="/facts/Two-dimensional_space/f4b397W8">two-dimensional</a> unconstrained optimization based on two-dimensional spiral models. This was extended to <a href="/facts/N-dimensional/0ktmUyac">n-dimensional</a> problems by generalizing the two-dimensional spiral model to an n-dimensional spiral model. There are effective settings for the SPO algorithm: the periodic descent direction setting and the convergence setting. </p>