Multiple-trial conflicts and stochastic evolutionary game dynamics

Advances in Applied Probability

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 1174-1197

  Imhof, Lorens A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Nash equilibrium; Random strategy; Stochastic differential equation; Stochastic replicator dynamics; War of attrition

Indexed keywords

DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; DYNAMICS; MEASUREMENT THEORY; MILITARY OPERATIONS; RANDOM PROCESSES; STOCHASTIC CONTROL SYSTEMS; TELECOMMUNICATION NETWORKS;

NASH EQUILIBRIUM; RANDOM STRATEGY; STOCHASTIC DIFFERENTIAL EQUATION; STOCHASTIC REPLICATOR DYNAMICS; WAR OF ATTRITION;

GAME THEORY;

EID: 59549089423     PISSN: 00018678     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1239/aap/1231340169     Document Type: Article

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