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Evolutionary Games in Complex Topologies

Interplay Between Structure and Dynamics

  • Gives important insights into the emergence and evolution of cooperation
  • Interdisciplinary topic of interest to physicists, mathematicians and life scientists
  • Nominated as an outstanding contribution by the University of Zaragoza
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: Springer Theses (Springer Theses)

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Table of contents (9 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
  2. Introduction

    • Julia Poncela Casasnovas
    Pages 1-7
  3. Some Basic Concepts on Complex Networks and Games

    • Julia Poncela Casasnovas
    Pages 9-46
  4. Evolutionary Dynamics on Static Complex Networks

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 47-50
    2. The Prisoner’s Dilemma on Static Complex Networks

      • Julia Poncela Casasnovas
      Pages 51-76
    3. Other Games on Static Complex Networks

      • Julia Poncela Casasnovas
      Pages 77-85
  5. Evolutionary Dynamics on Growing Complex Networks

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 113-115
    2. Complex Networks from Evolutionary Preferential Attachment

      • Julia Poncela Casasnovas
      Pages 117-137
    3. Summary

      • Julia Poncela Casasnovas
      Pages 153-155
  6. Back Matter

    Pages 157-157

About this book

There are many examples of cooperation in Nature: cells cooperate to form tissues, organs cooperate to form living organisms, and individuals cooperate to raise their offspring or to hunt. However, why cooperation emerges and survives in hostile environments, when defecting would be a much more profitable short-term strategy, is a question that still remains open. During the past few years, several explanations have been proposed, including kin and group selection, punishment and reputation mechanisms, or network reciprocity. This last one will be the center of the present study.
The thesis explores the interface between the underlying structure of a given population and the outcome of the cooperative dynamics taking place on top of it, (namely, the Prisoner's Dilemma Game). The first part of this work analyzes the case of a static system, where the pattern of connections is fixed, so it does not evolve over time. The second part develops two models for growing topologies, where the growth and the dynamics are entangled.

Authors and Affiliations

  • University of Zaragoza, Zaragoza, Spain

    Julia Poncela Casasnovas

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Softcover Book USD 109.99
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