Open access publishing and quantum game theory under modified EWL scheme

Himanshu Miriyala and S. Balakrishnan

Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications, 2024, vol. 647, issue C

Abstract: Game theory deals with the strategies of rational players to obtain the best possible outcomes for a player in a game. Quantum game theory is an extension of classical game theory, where players can adopt quantum strategies to maximize their payoff advantage. In quantum game theory, we have two prominent quantization schemes, namely the Eisert Wilkens-Lewenstein (EWL) scheme and the Marinatto Weber (MW) scheme. Recently, modified EWL scheme is being used to study the game dynamics. In the era of digital information revolution, scientists have unrestricted access to most of the scientific information. Different scientific disciplines prefer different paths of publication either open access or traditional. Taking this as a framework, we model an open-access game played by scientists with open access and traditional publishing as their strategies. In this work, we study these publication patterns using the quantum game theory approach under the modified EWL quantization scheme. Specifically, we investigate the role of entangling operators and players’ strategies in maximizing the payoff (reputation) for the scientists playing in the open-access game.

Keywords: Quantum game theory; Modified EWL scheme; Entangling operators; Open access publication; Traditional journal publication (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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DOI: 10.1016/j.physa.2024.129922

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