Editing Global optimization (section)

===Stochastic tunneling===
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'''Stochastic tunneling''' (STUN) is an approach to global optimization based on the [[Monte Carlo method]]-[[Sampling (signal processing)|sampling]] of the function to be objectively minimized in which the function is nonlinearly transformed to allow for easier tunneling among regions containing function minima. Easier tunneling allows for faster exploration of sample space and faster convergence to a good solution.