Influence of the variance of degree distributions on the evolution of cooperation in complex networks Export

@article{citeulike:5971022, abstract = {We study how initial network structure affects the evolution of cooperation in a spatial prisoner's dilemma game. The network structure is characterized by various statistical properties. Among those properties, we focus on the variance of the degree distribution, and inquire how it affects the evolution of cooperation by three methods of imitation. For every method, it was found that a scale-free network does not always promote the evolution of cooperation, and that there exists an appropriate value of the variance, at which cooperation is optimal.}, author = {Tsukamoto, Ei and Shirayama, Susumu}, citeulike-article-id = {5971022}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.physa.2009.10.002}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0378437109008516}, day = {13}, doi = {10.1016/j.physa.2009.10.002}, issn = {03784371}, journal = {Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications}, keywords = {complex\_network, game, network}, month = {October}, posted-at = {2009-10-19 12:22:40}, priority = {2}, title = {Influence of the variance of degree distributions on the evolution of cooperation in complex networks}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.physa.2009.10.002}, year = {2009} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:5971022 L3 - citeulike-article-id:5971022 N2 - We study how initial network structure affects the evolution of cooperation in a spatial prisoner’s dilemma game. The network structure is characterized by various statistical properties. Among those properties, we focus on the variance of the degree distribution, and inquire how it affects the evolution of cooperation by three methods of imitation. For every method, it was found that a scale-free network does not always promote the evolution of cooperation, and that there exists an appropriate value of the variance, at which cooperation is optimal. JF - Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications SN - 03784371 TI - Influence of the variance of degree distributions on the evolution of cooperation in complex networks KW - complex_network KW - game KW - network AU - Tsukamoto, Ei AU - Shirayama, Susumu PY - 2009/10/13/ UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.physa.2009.10.002 ER -