Randomness enhances cooperation: A resonance-type phenomenon in evolutionary games

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作者
Ren, Jie [1 ]
Wang, Wen-Xu
Qi, Feng
机构
[1] Univ Fribourg, Dept Phys, CH-1700 Fribourg, Switzerland
[2] City Univ Hong Kong, Dept Elect Engn, Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Peoples R China
[3] Med Coll Wisconsin, Biotechnol & Bioengn Ctr, Milwaukee, WI 53226 USA
[4] Med Coll Wisconsin, Dept Physiol, Milwaukee, WI 53226 USA
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PHYSICAL REVIEW E | 2007年 / 75卷 / 04期
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10.1103/PhysRevE.75.045101
中图分类号
O35 [流体力学]; O53 [等离子体物理学];
学科分类号
070204 ; 080103 ; 080704 ;
摘要
We investigate the effect of randomness in both relationships and decisions on the evolution of cooperation. Simulation results show, in such randomness' presence, the system evolves more frequently to a cooperative state than in its absence. Specifically, there is an optimal amount of randomness, which can induce the highest level of cooperation. The mechanism of randomness promoting cooperation resembles a resonancelike fashion, which could be of particular interest in evolutionary game dynamics in economic, biological, and social systems.
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