The good, the bad and the lonely

Franziska Michor and Martin A. Nowak ()
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Franziska Michor: Harvard University
Martin A. Nowak: the Institute for Advanced Study

Nature, 2002, vol. 419, issue 6908, 677-679

Abstract: In game theory, 'loners' who choose not to participate in fact promote cooperation between players. The dynamics of the game show phase transitions and complex phenomena reminiscent of statistical physics.

Date: 2002
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