Prisoner's Dilemma on Real Social Networks: Revisited
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
10-1-2013
Description
Prisoner's Dilemma is a game theory model used to describe altruistic behavior seen in various populations. This theoretical game is important in understanding why a seemingly selfish strategy does persist and spread throughout a population that is mixing homogeneously at random. For a population with structure determined by social interactions, Prisoner's Dilemma brings to light certain requirements for the altruistic strategy to become established. Monte Carlo simulations of Prisoner's Dilemma are carried out using both simulated social networks and a dataset of a real social network. In both scenarios we confirm the requirements for the persistence of altruism in a population.
Citation Information
Cameron, Sharon M.; and Cintrón-Arias, Ariel. 2013. Prisoner's Dilemma on Real Social Networks: Revisited. Mathematical Biosciences and Engineering. Vol.10(5-6). 1381-1398. https://doi.org/10.3934/mbe.2013.10.1381 PMID: 24245621 ISSN: 1547-1063