Selecting the parameters In order to apply the simulated annealing method to a specific problem, one must specify the following parameters: the state space, the energy (goal) function , the candidate generator procedure , the acceptance probability function , and the annealing schedule AND initial temperature . These choices can have a significant impact on the method's effectiveness. Unfortunately, there are no choices of these parameters that will be good for all problems, and there is no general way to find the best choices for a given problem. The following sections give some general guidelines.
Selecting the parameters In order to apply the simulated annealing method to a specific problem one must specify the following parameters the state space the energy (goal) function  the candidate generator procedure  the acceptance probability function  and the annealing schedule AND initial temperature  These choices can have a significant impact on the method's effectiveness Unfortunately there are no choices of these parameters that will be good for all problems and there is no general way to find the best choices for a given problem The following sections give some general guidelines