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The book contains 15 chapters presenting recent contributions of top researchers working with Simulated Annealing (SA). Although it represents a small sample of the research activity on SA, the book will certainly serve as a valuable tool for researchers interested in getting involved in this multidisciplinary field. In fact, one of the salient features is that the book is highly multidisciplinary in terms of application areas since it assembles experts from the fields of Biology, Telecommunications, Geology, Electronics and Medicine | Simulated Annealing Theory with Applications edited by Rui Chibante SCIYO Simulated Annealing Theory with Applications Edited by Rui Chibante Published by Sciyo Janeza Trdine 9 51000 Rijeka Croatia Copyright 2010 Sciyo All chapters are Open Access articles distributed under the Creative Commons Non Commercial Share Alike Attribution license which permits to copy distribute transmit and adapt the work in any medium so long as the original work is properly cited. After this work has been published by Sciyo authors have the right to republish it in whole or part in any publication of which they are the author and to make other personal use of the work. Any republication referencing or personal use of the work must explicitly identify the original source. Statements and opinions expressed in the chapters are these of the individual contributors and not necessarily those of the editors or publisher. No responsibility is accepted for the accuracy of information contained in the published articles. The publisher assumes no responsibility for any damage or injury to persons or property arising out of the use of any materials instructions methods or ideas contained in the book. Publishing Process Manager Ana Nikolic Technical Editor Sonja Mujacic Cover Designer Martina Sirotic Image Copyright jordache 2010. Used under license from First published September 2010 Printed in India A free online edition of this book is available at Additional hard copies can be obtained from publication@ Simulated Annealing Theory with Applications Edited by Rui Chibante p. cm. ISBN 978-953-307-134-3 WHERE KNOWLEDGE IS FREE free online editions of Sciyo Books Journals and Videos can be found at .