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Elimination mechanism promotes cooperation in coevolutionary prisoner’s dilemma games

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  • Zhang, Jianlei
  • Chen, Xiaojie
  • Zhang, Chunyan
  • Wang, Long
  • Chu, Tianguang

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We propose an elimination mechanism in the study of the evolutionary prisoner’s dilemma games on evolving networks. It assumes that after each round of playing, players whose payoffs are below a certain threshold will be eliminated from the game and the same number of new nodes will be added to the network to maintain the size of the network constant. Numerical results show that moderate values of elimination threshold can result in a maximum cooperation level in the evolutionary prisoner’s dilemma game. Moreover, the elimination mechanism can make the network structure evolve into a high heterogeneity in degree distribution, which is considered to be helpful in promoting cooperation in evolutionary games. The present study may provide new insight for understanding the evolution of cooperation in light of the law ‘survival of the fittest’ in nature.

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  • Zhang, Jianlei & Chen, Xiaojie & Zhang, Chunyan & Wang, Long & Chu, Tianguang, 2010. "Elimination mechanism promotes cooperation in coevolutionary prisoner’s dilemma games," Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications, Elsevier, vol. 389(19), pages 4081-4086.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:phsmap:v:389:y:2010:i:19:p:4081-4086
    DOI: 10.1016/j.physa.2010.06.005
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    1. Zhang, Chunyan & Zhang, Jianlei & Xie, Guangming, 2014. "Evolution of cooperation among game players with non-uniform migration scopes," Chaos, Solitons & Fractals, Elsevier, vol. 59(C), pages 103-111.
    2. Dimosthenis Kifokeris & Yiannis Xenidis, 2021. "Game Theory-Based Minimization of the Ostracism Risk in Construction Companies," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(12), pages 1-20, June.
    3. Yalin Gui & Chengyuan Du & Lixin Gao, 2022. "A Matrix Approach to the Modeling and Analysis of Network Evolutionary Games with Mixed Strategy Updating Rules," Mathematics, MDPI, vol. 10(19), pages 1-13, October.
    4. Luciano Miranda & Adauto J F de Souza & Fernando F Ferreira & Paulo R A Campos, 2012. "Complex Transition to Cooperative Behavior in a Structured Population Model," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 7(6), pages 1-9, June.

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