Evolutionary freezing in a competitive population

N.f Johnson, D.J.t Leonard, P.m Hui and T.s Lo

Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications, 2000, vol. 283, issue 3, 568-574

Abstract: We show that evolution in a population of adaptive agents, repeatedly competing for a limited resource, can come to an abrupt halt. This transition from evolutionary to non-evolutionary behavior arises as the global resource level is changed, and is reminiscent of a phase transition to a frozen state. Its origin lies in the inductive decision-making of the agents, the limited global information that they possess and the dynamic feedback inherent in the system.

Keywords: Self-organized phenomena; Complex adaptive systems; Minority game (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2000
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DOI: 10.1016/S0378-4371(00)00230-2

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