Strategy of coalition formation based on distribution according to work and non-reducing utility

Chinese Journal of Electronics

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 573-577

  Jiang, Jianguo ^a   Zhang, Guofu ^a   Su, Zhaopin ^a   Qi, Meibin ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Coalition formation; Multi agent systems; Nash equilibrium; Utility distribution

Indexed keywords

MULTI AGENT SYSTEMS; PROBLEM SOLVING;

COALITION FORMATION; NASH EQUILIBRIUM; UTILITY DISTRIBUTION;

ELECTRIC UTILITIES;

EID: 35448937555     PISSN: 10224653     EISSN: 20755597     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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