ɪt sɪɡnˈɪfɪkəntli aʊtpɚfˈɔːɹmz ðɪ ɔːltˈɜːnətˌɪvz ˌʌndɚ kənsˌɪdɚɹˈeɪʃən, wˌɪtʃ ɪnvˈɑːlvd tɛknˈiːks dᵻɹˈaɪvd fɹʌm mˈiːn fˈiːld θˈiəɹi, dʒɪnˈɛɾɪk ˈælɡɚɹˌɪθəmz, ænd ðə mˈɑːnti kˈɑːɹloʊ mˈɛθəd.
It significantly outperforms the alternatives under consideration, which involved techniques derived from mean field theory, genetic algorithms, and the Monte Carlo method.