Five Phases Algorithm

The Five Phases Algorithm is inspired by the Five Phases Theory; it is simple and effective.

A novel meta-heuristic algorithm named the five phases algorithm (FPA) is presented. The proposed method is inspired by the five phases theory in traditional Chinese thought. FPA updates agents based on the generating and overcoming strategy, and learning strategy from the agent with the same label. The algorithm does not have any predefined control parameters, only two general parameters including population size and terminal condition are required. The proposed five phases algorithm is simple and effective.