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From: fahn@cs.columbia.edu (Paul N. Fahn)
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Subject: Re: Any good examples of Boltzmann Learning algorithms?
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In article <2386.2763f7de@iccgcc.decnet.ab.com> milikich@iccgcc.decnet.ab.com (Mike Milikich, Allen-Bradley Company) writes:
>Connectionists, PDPers, and whomever else is reading this :
>
>	I am struggling to implement a simple Boltzmann Machine Learning
>algorithm. If anyone can guide me to good references which deal with learning
>by simulated annealing, or has some sample code which might be helpful, I
>would be tremendously appreciative. I have already read Chapter 7 in
>"Parallel Distributed Processing" Vol. I (Hinton and Sejnowski), and it only
>served to cloud my understanding. Email to the address below is fine - I will
>summarize if I get enough response. Thanks in advance!!!
>
>Mike
>

You can try looking at "Simulated Annealing and Boltzmann Machines", by
Aarts and Korst, Wiley, 1989. But they basically give a more detailed
presentation of Hinton and Sejnowski's learning algorithm, with more
mathematical background.

I don't know what you mean by `learning by simulated annealing'. 

Why don't you post (or email me) specific questions about the H&S
algorithm. Perhaps I can answer them, as I've been thinking about 
these things lately. I've never coded it, though, so no promises.

.Paul.
fahn@cs.columbia.edu