I understand (some) of the workings behind schema theory in genetic algorithms, for example:*****0 would match the genome 010100But could anyone explain what schema theory (in Genetic Algorithms) is used for, and how it's used?
What is schema theory within Genetic Algorithms
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If I remember correctly (it's years since I last studied this), schema theory isn't really used for anything.  Rather, it's an attempt to explain why genetic algorithms seem to work well.  As I'm not an expert, I can only point you to a book that I remember reading about schemata, Melanie Mitchell's book