A novel algorithm for analysing gravitational microlensing events

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dc.contributor.advisorMenzies, John Wen_ZA
dc.contributor.advisorStewart, I Men_ZA
dc.contributor.advisorWoudt, Patrick Alanen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorRajpaul, Vineshen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2015-01-03T18:30:31Z
dc.date.available2015-01-03T18:30:31Z
dc.date.issued2012en_ZA
dc.descriptionIncludes abstract.en_ZA
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references.en_ZA
dc.description.abstractThis dissertation presents a new algorithm that was developed to perform autonomous fitting of gravitational microlensing lightcurves. The algorithm combines features of extant evolutionary algorithms with some novel ones, and fares well on the problem of fitting binary lens microlensing lightcurves, as well as on a number of other difficult optimisation problems. Furthermore, the new algorithm is conceptually simple, versatile and robust, and parallelises trivially.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationRajpaul, V. (2012). <i>A novel algorithm for analysing gravitational microlensing events</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Astronomy. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/11219en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationRajpaul, Vinesh. <i>"A novel algorithm for analysing gravitational microlensing events."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Astronomy, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/11219en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationRajpaul, V. 2012. A novel algorithm for analysing gravitational microlensing events. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Rajpaul, Vinesh AB - This dissertation presents a new algorithm that was developed to perform autonomous fitting of gravitational microlensing lightcurves. The algorithm combines features of extant evolutionary algorithms with some novel ones, and fares well on the problem of fitting binary lens microlensing lightcurves, as well as on a number of other difficult optimisation problems. Furthermore, the new algorithm is conceptually simple, versatile and robust, and parallelises trivially. DA - 2012 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2012 T1 - A novel algorithm for analysing gravitational microlensing events TI - A novel algorithm for analysing gravitational microlensing events UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/11219 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/11219
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationRajpaul V. A novel algorithm for analysing gravitational microlensing events. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Astronomy, 2012 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/11219en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Astronomyen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Scienceen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherAstronomyen_ZA
dc.titleA novel algorithm for analysing gravitational microlensing eventsen_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
dc.type.qualificationlevelMasters
dc.type.qualificationnameMScen_ZA
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