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Chapter 61. Genetic Query Optimizer
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Chapter 61. Genetic Query Optimizer

Table of Contents

61.1. Query Handling as a Complex Optimization Problem

61.2. Genetic Algorithms

61.3. Genetic Query Optimization (GEQO) in PostgreSQL

61.3.1. Generating Possible Plans with GEQO
61.3.2. Future Implementation Tasks for PostgreSQL GEQO

61.4. Further Reading

Author

Written by Martin Utesch (<utesch@aut.tu-freiberg.de>) for the Institute of Automatic Control at the University of Mining and Technology in Freiberg, Germany.

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