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Table 1 First part of benchmark functions

From: An accelerated and robust algorithm for ant colony optimization in continuous functions

Function

Formula

Optimal x*

Minimum f(x*)

Sphere

\( f\left(\overrightarrow{x}\right)=\sum \limits_{i=1}^n{x_i}^2 \)

\( \overrightarrow{x^{\ast }}=\left(0,\dots, 0\right) \)

fmin = 0

Ellipsoid

\( f\left(\overrightarrow{x}\right)=\sum \limits_{i=1}^n{\left({100}^{\frac{i-1}{n-1}}{x}_i\right)}^2 \)

\( \overrightarrow{x^{\ast }}=\left(0,\dots, 0\right) \)

fmin = 0

Cigar

\( f\left(\overrightarrow{x}\right)={x_1}^2+{10}^4\sum \limits_{i=2}^n{x_i}^2 \)

\( \overrightarrow{x^{\ast }}=\left(0,\dots, 0\right) \)

fmin = 0

Tablet

\( f\left(\overrightarrow{x}\right)={10}^4{x_1}^2+\sum \limits_{i=2}^n{x_i}^2 \)

\( \overrightarrow{x^{\ast }}=\left(0,\dots, 0\right) \)

fmin = 0

Rosenbrock

\( f\left(\overrightarrow{x}\right)=\sum \limits_{i=1}^{n-1}\left[100{\left({x_i}^2-{x}_{i+1}\right)}^2+{\left({x}_i-1\right)}^2\right] \)

\( \overrightarrow{x^{\ast }}=\left(1,\dots, 1\right) \)

fmin = 0