ParticleSwarmOptimizer.SocialCoefficient Property

public double SocialCoefficient { get; set; }

Public Property SocialCoefficient As Double
	Get
	Set

public:
property double SocialCoefficient {
	double get ();
	void set (double value);
}

member SocialCoefficient : float with get, set

Property Value

The social coefficient, often denoted as c2, determines how much the particles are influenced by the global best-known position. A higher social coefficient encourages particles to move towards the global best position, which can help in exploiting the search space more thoroughly.

The default value for the social coefficient is 1.49445. This value was derived by Clerc and Kennedy using a stability and eigenvalue analysis of the PSO dynamics to ensure convergence. This value works well for most problems, but it can be adjusted if needed.

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