Game Theory Narratives of the Three-Body Trilogy

Noemi Navarro () and Jean-Christophe Pereau
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Noemi Navarro: CREM - Centre de recherche en économie et management - UNICAEN - Université de Caen Normandie - NU - Normandie Université - UR - Université de Rennes - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
Jean-Christophe Pereau: BSE - Bordeaux sciences économiques - UB - Université de Bordeaux - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique - INRAE - Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement

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Abstract: This article offers a formal analysis of the paradoxes, dilemmas and strategic interactions explored in Liu Cixin's trilogy The Three-Body Problem. Several games, such as the survival game, the deterrence game, the first contact game, and the big bang game, provide the foundations of cosmic sociology.

Keywords: Cosmic sociology; Analytic narratives; Game theory; Dark forest; Trisolaris (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2026
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Published in Games, 2026, 17 (3), pp.22. ⟨10.3390/g17030022⟩

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DOI: 10.3390/g17030022

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