The Theory of Evolution Strategies

From the reviews:

"He gives an extensive mathematical treatment of idealised models of behaviour for several types of EA … . The detail is extensive enough to guide and educate graduate students … . The figures are clear and convincing. Part of the quality of the book is its aesthetically pleasing layout, for both figures and mathematics. … The book is a desirable resource for all those, students and others, who need or wish to have a single portable source for the mathematically-based fundamentals of the subject." (John Campbell, Expert Update, Vol. 6 (1), 2003)

"Evolutionary algorithms (EA) have found a broad acceptance as robust optimization algorithms in the last ten years. … The aim of this monograph is to provide a theoretical framework for the ES research field. … The book contains references to open problems, to new problem formulations, and to future research directions at the relevant places." (Horst Hollatz, Zentralblatt MATH, Vol. 969, 2001)