diff --git a/ant/build.xml b/ant/build.xml
index 3cfbb381..0748174e 100644
--- a/ant/build.xml
+++ b/ant/build.xml
@@ -535,17 +535,6 @@
                              </b></i></font>]]>
             </header>
 
-    		<!--
-            <footer><![CDATA[javaeva<br>
-                             <A HREF="http://www.ra.cs.uni-tuebingen.de/forschung/"
-                                target="_top">JavaEvA
-                             </A><BR>
-                             E-Mail:
-                             <A HREF="mailto:ulmer@informatik.uni-tuebingen.de">
-                                ulmer@informatik.uni-tuebingen.de
-                             </A>]]>
-            </footer>
-            	-->
         <footer><![CDATA[eva2<br>
                          <A HREF="http://www.ra.cs.uni-tuebingen.de/forschung/"
                             target="_top">EvA2
@@ -578,92 +567,92 @@
       </taskdef>
 
       <pmd shortFilenames="true" rulesetfiles="rulesets/basic.xml" failonerror="no">
-          <formatter type="summaryhtml" toFile="${build.directory}/pmdReport4JavaEVA-${DSTAMP}_basic.html"/>
+          <formatter type="summaryhtml" toFile="${build.directory}/pmdReport4EvA2-${DSTAMP}_basic.html"/>
           <fileset dir="${source.directory}">
               <include name="**/*.java"/>
           </fileset>
       </pmd>
-     <echo>result written to ${basedir}/${build.directory}/pmdReport4JavaEVA-${DSTAMP}_basic.html</echo>
+     <echo>result written to ${basedir}/${build.directory}/pmdReport4EvA2-${DSTAMP}_basic.html</echo>
 
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-          <formatter type="summaryhtml" toFile="${build.directory}/pmdReport4JavaEVA-${DSTAMP}_braces.html"/>
+          <formatter type="summaryhtml" toFile="${build.directory}/pmdReport4EvA2-${DSTAMP}_braces.html"/>
           <fileset dir="${source.directory}">
               <include name="**/*.java"/>
           </fileset>
       </pmd>
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+     <echo>result written to ${basedir}/${build.directory}/pmdReport4EvA2-${DSTAMP}_braces.html</echo>
 
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-          <formatter type="summaryhtml" toFile="${build.directory}/pmdReport4JavaEVA-${DSTAMP}_codesize.html"/>
+          <formatter type="summaryhtml" toFile="${build.directory}/pmdReport4EvA2-${DSTAMP}_codesize.html"/>
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               <include name="**/*.java"/>
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+     <echo>result written to ${basedir}/${build.directory}/pmdReport4EvA2-${DSTAMP}_codesize.html</echo>
 
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-          <formatter type="summaryhtml" toFile="${build.directory}/pmdReport4JavaEVA-${DSTAMP}_controversial.html"/>
+          <formatter type="summaryhtml" toFile="${build.directory}/pmdReport4EvA2-${DSTAMP}_controversial.html"/>
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               <include name="**/*.java"/>
           </fileset>
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-          <formatter type="summaryhtml" toFile="${build.directory}/pmdReport4JavaEVA-${DSTAMP}_coupling.html"/>
+          <formatter type="summaryhtml" toFile="${build.directory}/pmdReport4EvA2-${DSTAMP}_coupling.html"/>
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               <include name="**/*.java"/>
           </fileset>
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+     <echo>result written to ${basedir}/${build.directory}/pmdReport4EvA2-${DSTAMP}_coupling.html</echo>
 
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+          <formatter type="summaryhtml" toFile="${build.directory}/pmdReport4EvA2-${DSTAMP}_finalizers.html"/>
           <fileset dir="${source.directory}">
               <include name="**/*.java"/>
           </fileset>
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+     <echo>result written to ${basedir}/${build.directory}/pmdReport4EvA2-${DSTAMP}_finalizers.html</echo>
 
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-          <formatter type="summaryhtml" toFile="${build.directory}/pmdReport4JavaEVA-${DSTAMP}_imports.html"/>
+          <formatter type="summaryhtml" toFile="${build.directory}/pmdReport4EvA2-${DSTAMP}_imports.html"/>
           <fileset dir="${source.directory}">
               <include name="**/*.java"/>
           </fileset>
       </pmd>
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-          <formatter type="summaryhtml" toFile="${build.directory}/pmdReport4JavaEVA-${DSTAMP}_naming.html"/>
+          <formatter type="summaryhtml" toFile="${build.directory}/pmdReport4EvA2-${DSTAMP}_naming.html"/>
           <fileset dir="${source.directory}">
               <include name="**/*.java"/>
           </fileset>
       </pmd>
-     <echo>result written to ${basedir}/${build.directory}/pmdReport4JavaEVA-${DSTAMP}_naming.html</echo>
+     <echo>result written to ${basedir}/${build.directory}/pmdReport4EvA2-${DSTAMP}_naming.html</echo>
 
       <pmd shortFilenames="true" rulesetfiles="rulesets/strictexception.xml" failonerror="no">
-          <formatter type="summaryhtml" toFile="${build.directory}/pmdReport4JavaEVA-${DSTAMP}_strictexception.html"/>
+          <formatter type="summaryhtml" toFile="${build.directory}/pmdReport4EvA2-${DSTAMP}_strictexception.html"/>
           <fileset dir="${source.directory}">
               <include name="**/*.java"/>
           </fileset>
       </pmd>
-     <echo>result written to ${basedir}/${build.directory}/pmdReport4JavaEVA-${DSTAMP}_strictexception.html</echo>
+     <echo>result written to ${basedir}/${build.directory}/pmdReport4EvA2-${DSTAMP}_strictexception.html</echo>
 
       <pmd shortFilenames="true" rulesetfiles="rulesets/strings.xml" failonerror="no">
-          <formatter type="summaryhtml" toFile="${build.directory}/pmdReport4JavaEVA-${DSTAMP}_strings.html"/>
+          <formatter type="summaryhtml" toFile="${build.directory}/pmdReport4EvA2-${DSTAMP}_strings.html"/>
           <fileset dir="${source.directory}">
               <include name="**/*.java"/>
           </fileset>
       </pmd>
-     <echo>result written to ${basedir}/${build.directory}/pmdReport4JavaEVA-${DSTAMP}_strings.html</echo>
+     <echo>result written to ${basedir}/${build.directory}/pmdReport4EvA2-${DSTAMP}_strings.html</echo>
 
       <pmd shortFilenames="true" rulesetfiles="rulesets/unusedcode.xml" failonerror="no">
-          <formatter type="summaryhtml" toFile="${build.directory}/pmdReport4JavaEVA-${DSTAMP}_unusedcode.html"/>
+          <formatter type="summaryhtml" toFile="${build.directory}/pmdReport4EvA2-${DSTAMP}_unusedcode.html"/>
           <fileset dir="${source.directory}">
               <include name="**/*.java"/>
           </fileset>
       </pmd>
-     <echo>result written to ${basedir}/${build.directory}/pmdReport4JavaEVA-${DSTAMP}_unusedcode.html</echo>
+     <echo>result written to ${basedir}/${build.directory}/pmdReport4EvA2-${DSTAMP}_unusedcode.html</echo>
 
       <!-- check for duplicated code -->
       <echo>WARNING: use environment variable: ANT_OPTS=-Xmx512m or this task will fail.</echo>
@@ -676,12 +665,12 @@
           </fileset>
         </classpath>
       </taskdef>
-      <cpd format="text" minimumTokenCount="200" outputFile="${build.directory}/duplicatedCodeReport4JavaEVA-${DSTAMP}.txt">
+      <cpd format="text" minimumTokenCount="200" outputFile="${build.directory}/duplicatedCodeReport4EvA2-${DSTAMP}.txt">
         <fileset dir="${source.directory}">
             <include name="**/*.java"/>
         </fileset>
       </cpd>
-    <echo>result written to ${basedir}/${build.directory}/duplicatedCodeReport4JavaEVA-${DSTAMP}.txt</echo>
+    <echo>result written to ${basedir}/${build.directory}/duplicatedCodeReport4EvA2-${DSTAMP}.txt</echo>
   </target>
 
 
@@ -712,13 +701,13 @@ Number (CCN)           maintenance
             abortOnFail="false"
             ccnPerFuncMax="30"
             generateReport="true"
-            outputfile="${build.directory}/javancssReport4JavaEVA-${DSTAMP}.txt"
+            outputfile="${build.directory}/javancssReport4EvA2-${DSTAMP}.txt"
             format="text"
             packageMetrics="true"
             classMetrics="false"
             functionMetrics="false"
             />
-    <echo>result written to ${basedir}/${build.directory}/javancssReport4JavaEVA-${DSTAMP}.txt</echo>
+    <echo>result written to ${basedir}/${build.directory}/javancssReport4EvA2-${DSTAMP}.txt</echo>
   </target>
 
   <target name="jalopy" description="SOFTWAREDESIGN: source code formatter using the JOELib convention.">
@@ -825,8 +814,8 @@ Number (CCN)           maintenance
   <target name="findbugs" depends="compile" description="SOFTWAREDESIGN: Run bug detector for JOELib and comfortable GUI to analyze results.">
     <echo>Starts findBugs ...</echo>
     <antcall target="findbugs.calculate"/>
-    <echo>result written to ${basedir}/${build.directory}/javaeva-fb.xml, now you can open this file with the findBugs GUI ...</echo>
-    <echo>open with 'File->LoadBugs' then open '${basedir}/${build.directory}/javaeva-fb.xml'.</echo>
+    <echo>result written to ${basedir}/${build.directory}/EvA2-fb.xml, now you can open this file with the findBugs GUI ...</echo>
+    <echo>open with 'File->LoadBugs' then open '${basedir}/${build.directory}/EvA2-fb.xml'.</echo>
     <antcall target="findbugsGUI"/>
   </target>
 </project>
diff --git a/src/eva2/server/go/operators/crossover/CrossoverESPCX.java b/src/eva2/server/go/operators/crossover/CrossoverESPCX.java
index 84eeea28..d57ef5c9 100644
--- a/src/eva2/server/go/operators/crossover/CrossoverESPCX.java
+++ b/src/eva2/server/go/operators/crossover/CrossoverESPCX.java
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package eva2.server.go.operators.crossover;
 
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 
+import wsi.ra.math.RNG;
 import eva2.gui.Plot;
 import eva2.server.go.individuals.AbstractEAIndividual;
 import eva2.server.go.individuals.ESIndividualDoubleData;
@@ -10,7 +11,7 @@ import eva2.server.go.individuals.InterfaceESIndividual;
 import eva2.server.go.populations.Population;
 import eva2.server.go.problems.F1Problem;
 import eva2.server.go.problems.InterfaceOptimizationProblem;
-import wsi.ra.math.RNG;
+import eva2.tools.Mathematics;
 
 /**
  * Created by IntelliJ IDEA.
@@ -67,13 +68,13 @@ public class CrossoverESPCX implements InterfaceCrossover, java.io.Serializable
                 System.arraycopy(((InterfaceESIndividual)result[i]).getDGenotype(), 0, children[i], 0, parents[i].length);
             }
 
-            double[]    g = this.getMeanVector(parents), tmpD;
+            double[]    g = Mathematics.getMeanVector(parents), tmpD;
             double      w, v;
             ArrayList   subSpace;
             // now determine the offsprings
             for (int i = 0; i < children.length; i++) {
                 // direction vector
-                tmpD = this.getVectorFromTo(g, parents[i]);
+                tmpD = Mathematics.getVectorFromTo(g, parents[i]);
 
                 subSpace = this.getCoordinates(g, i, parents);
 
@@ -103,7 +104,7 @@ public class CrossoverESPCX implements InterfaceCrossover, java.io.Serializable
                 for (int j = 1; j < subSpace.size(); j++) {
                     tmpD = (double[])subSpace.get(j);
                     w = RNG.gaussianDouble(this.m_Zeta);
-                    children[i] = this.addVector(children[i], this.scalarMultVector(w, tmpD));
+                    children[i] = Mathematics.vvAdd(children[i], Mathematics.scalarMultVector(w, tmpD));
                 }
             }
 
@@ -121,19 +122,19 @@ public class CrossoverESPCX implements InterfaceCrossover, java.io.Serializable
         double[]    tmpVec, toro;
         double      tmpD;
 
-        tmpVec = this.subVector(parents[index], mean);
+        tmpVec = Mathematics.subVector(parents[index], mean);
         result.add(tmpVec);
 
         for (int i = 0; i < parents.length; i++) {
             if (i != index) {
-                tmpVec = this.subVector(parents[i], mean);
+                tmpVec = Mathematics.subVector(parents[i], mean);
                 if (this.isValidVec(tmpVec)) {
                     // apply the infamous Gram-Schmidt
                     for (int j = 0; j < result.size(); j++) {
                         toro = (double[]) result.get(j);
-                        tmpD = this.multVector(toro, tmpVec)/this.multVector(toro, toro);
-                        toro = this.scalarMultVector(tmpD, toro);
-                        tmpVec = this.subVector(tmpVec, toro);
+                        tmpD = Mathematics.vvMult(toro, tmpVec)/Mathematics.vvMult(toro, toro);
+                        toro = Mathematics.scalarMultVector(tmpD, toro);
+                        tmpVec = Mathematics.subVector(tmpVec, toro);
                     }
                     if (this.isValidVec(tmpVec)) result.add(tmpVec);
                 }
@@ -144,78 +145,21 @@ public class CrossoverESPCX implements InterfaceCrossover, java.io.Serializable
         double tmpMean;
         for (int i = 1; i < result.size(); i++) {
             toro = (double[]) result.get(i);
-            toro = this.getNormalizedVector(toro);
+            toro = Mathematics.getNormalizedVector(toro);
             tmpMean = 0;
             for (int j = 0; j < parents.length; j++) {
                 if (j != index) {
-                    tmpMean += Math.abs(this.multVector(toro, this.subVector(parents[j], mean)));
+                    tmpMean += Math.abs(Mathematics.vvMult(toro, Mathematics.subVector(parents[j], mean)));
                 }
             }
             tmpMean = tmpMean/((double)(result.size()-1));
-            toro = this.scalarMultVector(tmpMean, toro);
+            toro = Mathematics.scalarMultVector(tmpMean, toro);
             result.set(i, toro);
         }
 
         return result;
     }
 
-    private double[] randomVector(int n) {
-        double[] result = new double[n];
-        for (int i = 0; i < result.length; i++) {
-            result[i] = RNG.gaussianDouble(1);
-        }
-        return this.getNormalizedVector(result);
-    }
-
-    private double[] subVector(double[] a, double[] b) {
-        double[] result = new double[a.length];
-        for (int i = 0; i < a.length; i++) {
-            result[i] = a[i] - b[i];
-        }
-        return result;
-    }
-
-    private double[] addVector(double[] a, double[] b) {
-        double[] result = new double[a.length];
-        for (int i = 0; i < a.length; i++) {
-            result[i] = a[i] + b[i];
-        }
-        return result;
-    }
-
-    private double multVector(double[] a, double[] b) {
-        double result = 0;
-        for (int i = 0; i < a.length; i++) {
-            result += a[i]*b[i];
-        }
-        return result;
-    }
-
-    private double[] scalarMultVector(double a, double[] b) {
-        double[] result = new double[b.length];
-        for (int i = 0; i < b.length; i++) {
-            result[i]= a*b[i];
-        }
-        return result;
-    }
-
-    private double[] getNormalizedVector(double[] d) {
-        double[] result = new double[d.length];
-        double sum = 0;
-
-        for (int i = 0; i < d.length; i++) {
-            result[i] = d[i];
-            sum += Math.pow(d[i], 2);
-        }
-        sum = Math.sqrt(sum);
-
-        for (int i = 0; i < d.length; i++) {
-            result[i] = result[i]/sum;
-        }
-
-        return result;
-    }
-
     private boolean isValidVec(double[] d) {
         double sum = 0;
         for (int i = 0; i < d.length; i++) {
@@ -227,37 +171,6 @@ public class CrossoverESPCX implements InterfaceCrossover, java.io.Serializable
         return true;
     }
 
-    /** This method return a vector from a to b
-     * @param a     first vector
-     * @param b     second vectors
-     * @return the vector from a to b
-     */
-    private double[] getVectorFromTo(double[] a, double[] b) {
-        double[] result = new double[a.length];
-        for (int i = 0; i < result.length; i++) {
-            result[i] = b[i] - a[i];
-        }
-        return result;
-    }
-
-    /** This method returns a mean vector from a whole number of vectors
-     * @param d     d[i] the vectors, d[i][j] the jth coordinate of the ith vector
-     * @return The mean vector.
-     */
-    private double[] getMeanVector(double[][] d) {
-        double[] result = new double[d[0].length];
-        for (int i = 0; i < d.length; i++) {
-            for (int j = 0; j < d[i].length; j++) {
-                result[j] += d[i][j];
-            }
-        }
-        for (int i = 0; i < result.length; i++) {
-            result[i] = result[i]/((double)d.length);
-        }
-        return result;
-    }
-
-
     /** This method allows you to evaluate wether two crossover operators
      * are actually the same.
      * @param crossover   The other crossover operator
diff --git a/src/eva2/server/go/operators/crossover/CrossoverESSPX.java b/src/eva2/server/go/operators/crossover/CrossoverESSPX.java
index 92e43587..b3864b33 100644
--- a/src/eva2/server/go/operators/crossover/CrossoverESSPX.java
+++ b/src/eva2/server/go/operators/crossover/CrossoverESSPX.java
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import eva2.server.go.individuals.InterfaceESIndividual;
 import eva2.server.go.populations.Population;
 import eva2.server.go.problems.F1Problem;
 import eva2.server.go.problems.InterfaceOptimizationProblem;
+import eva2.tools.Mathematics;
 import wsi.ra.math.RNG;
 
 /**
@@ -39,7 +40,7 @@ public class CrossoverESSPX implements InterfaceCrossover, java.io.Serializable
     }
 
     /** This method performs crossover on two individuals. If the individuals do
-     * not implement InterfaceGAIndividual, then nothing will happen.
+     * not implement InterfaceESIndividual, then nothing will happen.
      * @param indy1 The first individual
      * @param partners The second individual
      */
@@ -66,37 +67,27 @@ public class CrossoverESSPX implements InterfaceCrossover, java.io.Serializable
             }
 
             double      r;
-            double[]    g = this.getMeanVector(parents);
+            double[]    g = Mathematics.getMeanVector(parents);
             double[][]  Y = new double[parents.length][], C;
 
             // calculate the Y vectors
             for (int i = 0; i < parents.length; i++) {
-                Y[i] = this.addVector(g, this.scalarMultVector(this.m_Epsilon, this.subVector(parents[i], g)));
+                Y[i] = Mathematics.vvAdd(g, Mathematics.scalarMultVector(this.m_Epsilon, Mathematics.subVector(parents[i], g)));
             }
 
-//            Plot plot1 = new javaeva.gui.Plot("SBX Test", "x", "y", true);
-//            plot1.setUnconnectedPoint(-2, -2, 0);
-//            plot1.setUnconnectedPoint(2, 2, 0);
-//            for (int i = 0; i < Y.length; i++) {
-//                plot1.setConnectedPoint(g[0], g[1], 1);
-//                plot1.setConnectedPoint(Y[i][0], Y[i][1], 1);
-//                plot1.setConnectedPoint(g[0], g[1], 1);
-//                plot1.setUnconnectedPoint(parents[i][0], parents[i][1], 0);
-//            }
-
             // now for each child the C vectors and the result
             for (int i = 0; i < children.length; i++) {
                 C = new double[Y.length][];
-                C[0] = this.nullVector(parents[0].length);
+                C[0] = Mathematics.nullVector(parents[0].length);
                 for (int j = 1; j < Y.length; j++) {
                     r       = Math.pow(RNG.randomDouble(0, 1), 1/((double)j));
-                    C[j]    = this.addVector(Y[j-1], C[j-1]);
-                    C[j]    = this.subVector(C[j], Y[j]);
-                    C[j]    = this.scalarMultVector(r, C[j]);
+                    C[j]    = Mathematics.vvAdd(Y[j-1], C[j-1]);
+                    C[j]    = Mathematics.subVector(C[j], Y[j]);
+                    C[j]    = Mathematics.scalarMultVector(r, C[j]);
                     //C[j]    = this.scalarMultVector(r, this.subVector(Y[j-1], this.addVector(Y[j], C[j-1])));
                 }
                 // now the children results from
-                children[i] = this.addVector(Y[Y.length-1], C[C.length-1]);
+                children[i] = Mathematics.vvAdd(Y[Y.length-1], C[C.length-1]);
             }
 
             // write the result back
@@ -108,62 +99,13 @@ public class CrossoverESSPX implements InterfaceCrossover, java.io.Serializable
         return result;
     }
 
-    private double[] nullVector(int n) {
-        double[] result = new double[n];
-        for (int i = 0; i < result.length; i++) {
-            result[i] = 0;
-        }
-        return result;
-    }
-
-    private double[] subVector(double[] a, double[] b) {
-        double[] result = new double[a.length];
-        for (int i = 0; i < a.length; i++) {
-            result[i] = a[i] - b[i];
-        }
-        return result;
-    }
-
-    private double[] addVector(double[] a, double[] b) {
-        double[] result = new double[a.length];
-        for (int i = 0; i < a.length; i++) {
-            result[i] = a[i] + b[i];
-        }
-        return result;
-    }
-
-    private double[] scalarMultVector(double a, double[] b) {
-        double[] result = new double[b.length];
-        for (int i = 0; i < b.length; i++) {
-            result[i]= a*b[i];
-        }
-        return result;
-    }
-
-    /** This method returns a mean vector from a whole number of vectors
-     * @param d     d[i] the vectors, d[i][j] the jth coordinate of the ith vector
-     * @return The mean vector.
-     */
-    private double[] getMeanVector(double[][] d) {
-        double[] result = new double[d[0].length];
-        for (int i = 0; i < d.length; i++) {
-            for (int j = 0; j < d[i].length; j++) {
-                result[j] += d[i][j];
-            }
-        }
-        for (int i = 0; i < result.length; i++) {
-            result[i] = result[i]/((double)d.length);
-        }
-        return result;
-    }
-
 
     /** This method allows you to evaluate wether two crossover operators
      * are actually the same.
      * @param crossover   The other crossover operator
      */
     public boolean equals(Object crossover) {
-        if (crossover instanceof CrossoverESUNDX) return true;
+        if (crossover instanceof CrossoverESSPX) return true;
         else return false;
     }
 
diff --git a/src/eva2/server/go/operators/crossover/CrossoverESUNDX.java b/src/eva2/server/go/operators/crossover/CrossoverESUNDX.java
index acae5587..0bf18d19 100644
--- a/src/eva2/server/go/operators/crossover/CrossoverESUNDX.java
+++ b/src/eva2/server/go/operators/crossover/CrossoverESUNDX.java
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import eva2.server.go.individuals.InterfaceESIndividual;
 import eva2.server.go.populations.Population;
 import eva2.server.go.problems.F1Problem;
 import eva2.server.go.problems.InterfaceOptimizationProblem;
+import eva2.tools.Mathematics;
 import wsi.ra.math.RNG;
 
 /**
@@ -41,7 +42,7 @@ public class CrossoverESUNDX implements InterfaceCrossover, java.io.Serializable
     }
 
     /** This method performs crossover on two individuals. If the individuals do
-     * not implement InterfaceGAIndividual, then nothing will happen.
+     * not implement InterfaceESIndividual, then nothing will happen.
      * @param indy1 The first individual
      * @param partners The second individual
      */
@@ -71,7 +72,7 @@ public class CrossoverESUNDX implements InterfaceCrossover, java.io.Serializable
             for (int i = 1; i < parents.length; i++) {
                 nParents[i-1] = parents[i];
             }
-            double[] g = this.getMeanVector(nParents), tmpD;
+            double[] g = Mathematics.getMeanVector(nParents), tmpD;
             double w, v;
             ArrayList givenCoordinates      = this.getGivenCoordinates(g, nParents);
             ArrayList missingCorrdinates    = this.getMissingCoordinates(g, parents[0], givenCoordinates);
@@ -84,13 +85,13 @@ public class CrossoverESUNDX implements InterfaceCrossover, java.io.Serializable
                 for (int j = 0; j < givenCoordinates.size(); j++) {
                     tmpD = (double[])givenCoordinates.get(j);
                     w = RNG.gaussianDouble(this.m_Zeta);
-                    children[i] = this.addVector(children[i], this.scalarMultVector(w, tmpD));
+                    children[i] = Mathematics.vvAdd(children[i], Mathematics.scalarMultVector(w, tmpD));
                 }
                 // now the missing stuff
                 for (int j = 0; j < missingCorrdinates.size(); j++) {
                     tmpD = (double[])missingCorrdinates.get(j);
                     w = RNG.gaussianDouble(this.m_Eta);
-                    children[i] = this.addVector(children[i], this.scalarMultVector(w, tmpD));
+                    children[i] = Mathematics.vvAdd(children[i], Mathematics.scalarMultVector(w, tmpD));
                 }
             }
 
@@ -109,19 +110,19 @@ public class CrossoverESUNDX implements InterfaceCrossover, java.io.Serializable
         double      tmpD;
 
         for (int i = 0; i < parents.length; i++) {
-            tmpVec = this.subVector(parents[i], mean);
-            if (this.isValidVec(tmpVec)) {
+            tmpVec = Mathematics.subVector(parents[i], mean);
+            if (Mathematics.isValidVec(tmpVec)) {
                 if (result.size() == 0) {
                     result.add(tmpVec);
                 } else {
                     // apply the infamous Gram-Schmidt
                     for (int j = 0; j < result.size(); j++) {
                         toro = (double[]) result.get(j);
-                        tmpD = this.multVector(toro, tmpVec)/this.multVector(toro, toro);
-                        toro = this.scalarMultVector(tmpD, toro);
-                        tmpVec = this.subVector(tmpVec, toro);
+                        tmpD = Mathematics.vvMult(toro, tmpVec)/Mathematics.vvMult(toro, toro);
+                        toro = Mathematics.scalarMultVector(tmpD, toro);
+                        tmpVec = Mathematics.subVector(tmpVec, toro);
                     }
-                    if (this.isValidVec(tmpVec)) result.add(tmpVec);
+                    if (Mathematics.isValidVec(tmpVec)) result.add(tmpVec);
                 }
             }
         }
@@ -138,18 +139,18 @@ public class CrossoverESUNDX implements InterfaceCrossover, java.io.Serializable
         for (int i = 0; i < given.size(); i++) completeList.add(given.get(i));
 
         while (completeList.size() < mean.length) {
-            tmpVec = this.randomVector(mean.length);
-            if (this.isValidVec(tmpVec)) {
+            tmpVec = RNG.gaussianVector(mean.length, 1.);
+            if (Mathematics.isValidVec(tmpVec)) {
                 // apply the infamous Gram-Schmidt
                 for (int j = 0; j < completeList.size(); j++) {
                     toro = (double[]) completeList.get(j);
-                    tmpD = this.multVector(toro, tmpVec)/this.multVector(toro, toro);
-                    toro = this.scalarMultVector(tmpD, toro);
-                    tmpVec = this.subVector(tmpVec, toro);
+                    tmpD = Mathematics.vvMult(toro, tmpVec)/Mathematics.vvMult(toro, toro);
+                    toro = Mathematics.scalarMultVector(tmpD, toro);
+                    tmpVec = Mathematics.subVector(tmpVec, toro);
                 }
-                if (this.isValidVec(tmpVec)) {
-                    tmpVec = this.getNormalizedVector(tmpVec);
-                    tmpVec = this.scalarMultVector(this.multVector(theOther, tmpVec), tmpVec);
+                if (Mathematics.isValidVec(tmpVec)) {
+                    tmpVec = Mathematics.getNormalizedVector(tmpVec);
+                    tmpVec = Mathematics.scalarMultVector(Mathematics.vvMult(theOther, tmpVec), tmpVec);
                     result.add(tmpVec);
                     completeList.add(tmpVec);
                 }
@@ -159,106 +160,7 @@ public class CrossoverESUNDX implements InterfaceCrossover, java.io.Serializable
         return result;
     }
 
-    private double[] randomVector(int n) {
-        double[] result = new double[n];
-        for (int i = 0; i < result.length; i++) {
-            result[i] = RNG.gaussianDouble(1);
-        }
-        return this.getNormalizedVector(result);
-    }
-
-    private double[] subVector(double[] a, double[] b) {
-        double[] result = new double[a.length];
-        for (int i = 0; i < a.length; i++) {
-            result[i] = a[i] - b[i];
-        }
-        return result;
-    }
-
-    private double[] addVector(double[] a, double[] b) {
-        double[] result = new double[a.length];
-        for (int i = 0; i < a.length; i++) {
-            result[i] = a[i] + b[i];
-        }
-        return result;
-    }
-
-    private double multVector(double[] a, double[] b) {
-        double result = 0;
-        for (int i = 0; i < a.length; i++) {
-            result += a[i]*b[i];
-        }
-        return result;
-    }
-
-    private double[] scalarMultVector(double a, double[] b) {
-        double[] result = new double[b.length];
-        for (int i = 0; i < b.length; i++) {
-            result[i]= a*b[i];
-        }
-        return result;
-    }
-
-    private double[] getNormalizedVector(double[] d) {
-        double[] result = new double[d.length];
-        double sum = 0;
-
-        for (int i = 0; i < d.length; i++) {
-            result[i] = d[i];
-            sum += Math.pow(d[i], 2);
-        }
-        sum = Math.sqrt(sum);
-
-        for (int i = 0; i < d.length; i++) {
-            result[i] = result[i]/sum;
-        }
-
-        return result;
-    }
-
-    private boolean isValidVec(double[] d) {
-        double sum = 0;
-        for (int i = 0; i < d.length; i++) {
-            if (Double.isNaN(d[i])) return false;
-            sum += Math.pow(d[i],2);
-        }
-        if (Double.isNaN(sum)) return false;
-        if (Math.abs(sum) < 0.000000000000000001) return false;
-        return true;
-    }
-
-    /** This method return a vector from a to b
-     * @param a     first vector
-     * @param b     second vectors
-     * @return the vector from a to b
-     */
-    private double[] getVectorFromTo(double[] a, double[] b) {
-        double[] result = new double[a.length];
-        for (int i = 0; i < result.length; i++) {
-            result[i] = b[i] - a[i];
-        }
-        return result;
-    }
-
-    /** This method returns a mean vector from a whole number of vectors
-     * @param d     d[i] the vectors, d[i][j] the jth coordinate of the ith vector
-     * @return The mean vector.
-     */
-    private double[] getMeanVector(double[][] d) {
-        double[] result = new double[d[0].length];
-        for (int i = 0; i < d.length; i++) {
-            for (int j = 0; j < d[i].length; j++) {
-                result[j] += d[i][j];
-            }
-        }
-        for (int i = 0; i < result.length; i++) {
-            result[i] = result[i]/((double)d.length);
-        }
-        return result;
-    }
-
-
-    /** This method allows you to evaluate wether two crossover operators
+    /** This method allows you to evaluate whether two crossover operators
      * are actually the same.
      * @param crossover   The other crossover operator
      */
diff --git a/src/eva2/tools/Mathematics.java b/src/eva2/tools/Mathematics.java
index 513f9f98..e1f23784 100644
--- a/src/eva2/tools/Mathematics.java
+++ b/src/eva2/tools/Mathematics.java
@@ -285,5 +285,237 @@ public class Mathematics {
         b[i][j] /= det;
     return b;
   }
+  
+  /** This method return a vector from a to b
+   * @param a     first vector
+   * @param b     second vectors
+   * @return the vector from a to b
+   */
+  public static double[] getVectorFromTo(double[] a, double[] b) {
+      double[] result = new double[a.length];
+      for (int i = 0; i < result.length; i++) {
+          result[i] = b[i] - a[i];
+      }
+      return result;
+  }
 
+
+  /** This method returns a mean vector from a whole array of vectors.
+   * @param d     d[i] the vectors, d[i][j] the jth coordinate of the ith vector
+   * @return The mean vector.
+   */
+  public static double[] getMeanVector(double[][] d) {
+      double[] result = new double[d[0].length];
+      for (int i = 0; i < d.length; i++) {
+          for (int j = 0; j < d[i].length; j++) {
+              result[j] += d[i][j];
+          }
+      }
+      for (int i = 0; i < result.length; i++) {
+          result[i] = result[i]/((double)d.length);
+      }
+      return result;
+  }
+  
+  /**
+   * Normalize the given vector to a length of 1 returning a deep copy.
+   * @param d
+   * @return
+   */
+  public static double[] getNormalizedVector(double[] d) {
+      double[] result = new double[d.length];
+      System.arraycopy(d, 0, result, 0, d.length);
+      normalizeVector(result);
+      return result;
+  }
+  
+  /**
+   * Normalize the given vector to a length of 1 in place.
+   * @param d
+   * @return
+   */
+  public static void normalizeVector(double[] d) {
+      double sum = 0;
+
+      for (int i = 0; i < d.length; i++) {
+          sum += Math.pow(d[i], 2);
+      }
+      sum = Math.sqrt(sum);
+
+      for (int i = 0; i < d.length; i++) {
+          d[i] = d[i]/sum;
+      }
+  }
+  
+  /**
+   * Subtract vectors returning a new vector c = a - b.
+   * 
+   * @param a
+   * @param b
+   * @return a new vector c = a - b
+   */
+  public static double[] subVector(double[] a, double[] b) {
+      double[] result = new double[a.length];
+      for (int i = 0; i < a.length; i++) {
+          result[i] = a[i] - b[i];
+      }
+      return result;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Add vectors returning a new vector c = a + b;
+   * @param a
+   * @param b
+   * @return a new vector c = a + b
+   */
+  public static double[] vvAdd(double[] a, double[] b) {
+      double[] result = new double[a.length];
+      for (int i = 0; i < a.length; i++) {
+          result[i] = a[i] + b[i];
+      }
+      return result;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Add vectors in place setting res = v1 + v2.
+   *
+   * @param v1
+   * @param v2
+   * @return vector addition
+   */
+  public static void vvAdd(double[] v1, double[] v2, double[] res) {
+    for (int i = 0; i < v1.length; i++)
+      res[i] = v1[i] + v2[i];
+  }
+  
+  /**
+   * Add each entry of a vector with a scalar in a new vector.
+   * 
+   * @param s
+   * @param v
+   * @return 
+   */
+  public static double[] svAdd (double s, double[] v) {
+	  double[] res = new double[v.length];
+	  for (int i = 0; i < v.length; i++) {
+		  res[i] = v[i] + s;
+	  }
+	  return res;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Scalar product of two vectors returning sum_i (a_i * b_i).
+   * 
+   * @param a
+   * @param b
+   * @return
+   */
+  public static double vvMult(double[] a, double[] b) {
+      double result = 0;
+      for (int i = 0; i < a.length; i++) {
+          result += a[i]*b[i];
+      }
+      return result;
+  }
+  
+  /**
+   * Multiplies (scales) every element of the array v with s returning a new vector.
+   *
+   * @param s
+   *                a scalar
+   * @param v
+   *                an array to be multiplied with s.
+   * @return a scaled array.
+   */
+  public static double[] svMult(double s, double[] v) {
+    double[] res = new double[v.length];
+    for (int i = 0; i < v.length; i++) {
+      res[i] = v[i] * s;
+    }
+    return res;
+  }
+  
+  /**
+   * Multiplies (scales) every element of the array v with s in place.
+   *
+   * @param s a scalar
+   * @param v an array to be multiplied with s.
+   * @return a scaled array.
+   */
+  public static void svMult(double s, double[] v, double[] res) {
+    for (int i = 0; i < v.length; i++) {
+      res[i] = v[i] * s;
+    }
+  }
+  
+  /**
+   * Return a new vector which is c = (v_i/s).
+   *
+   * @param s
+   * @param v
+   * @return
+   */
+  public static double[] svDiv(double s, double[] v) {
+    double[] res = new double[v.length];
+    for (int i = 0; i < v.length; i++) {
+      res[i] = v[i] / s;
+    }
+    return res;
+  }
+  
+  /**
+   * Divide by scalar in place, res_i = v_i/s.
+   *
+   * @param s
+   * @param v
+   * @return
+   */
+  public static void svDiv(double s, double[] v, double[] res) {
+    for (int i = 0; i < v.length; i++) {
+      res[i] = v[i] / s;
+    }
+  }
+  
+  /**
+   * Multiply a vector b with scalar a in a new vector c.
+   * 
+   * @param a
+   * @param b
+   * @return
+   */
+  public static double[] scalarMultVector(double a, double[] b) {
+      double[] result = new double[b.length];
+      for (int i = 0; i < b.length; i++) {
+          result[i]= a*b[i];
+      }
+      return result;
+  }
+
+  /** 
+   * Return a vector of given length containing zeroes.
+   * @param n
+   * @return
+   */
+  public static double[] nullVector(int n) {
+      double[] result = new double[n];
+      Arrays.fill(result, 0, result.length-1, 0.);
+      return result;
+  }
+  
+  /**
+   * Returns false if a vector contains NaN, its squared sum is NaN
+   * or the absolute sum is smaller than 10^-18.
+   * @param d
+   * @return
+   */
+  public static boolean isValidVec(double[] d) {
+      double sum = 0;
+      for (int i = 0; i < d.length; i++) {
+          if (Double.isNaN(d[i])) return false;
+          sum += Math.pow(d[i],2);
+      }
+      if (Double.isNaN(sum)) return false;
+      if (Math.abs(sum) < 0.000000000000000001) return false;
+      return true;
+  }
 }
diff --git a/src/wsi/ra/math/RNG.java b/src/wsi/ra/math/RNG.java
index 5988f425..d3790cc0 100644
--- a/src/wsi/ra/math/RNG.java
+++ b/src/wsi/ra/math/RNG.java
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ package wsi.ra.math;
 
 import java.util.Random;
 
+import eva2.tools.Mathematics;
+
 public class RNG extends Random {
   private static Random random;
   private static long randomSeed;
@@ -264,5 +266,20 @@ public class RNG extends Random {
 		  v[i] += gaussianDouble(dev);
 	  }
   }
+  
+  /**
+   * Create a random vector with gaussian random double entries.
+   * 
+   * @param n
+   * @return
+   */
+  public static double[] gaussianVector(int n, double dev) {
+	  double[] result = new double[n];
+	  for (int i = 0; i < result.length; i++) {
+		  result[i] = RNG.gaussianDouble(dev);
+	  }
+	  Mathematics.normalizeVector(result);
+	  return result;
+  }
 }