Physics – Physics and Society
Scientific paper
2009-09-22
New J. Phys. 11 (2009) 093033
Physics
Physics and Society
12 pages, 5 figures; accepted for publication in New Journal of Physics
Scientific paper
10.1088/1367-2630/11/9/093033
We study the evolution of cooperation in the prisoner's dilemma game, whereby a coevolutionary rule is introduced that molds the random topology of the interaction network in two ways. First, existing links are deleted whenever a player adopts a new strategy or its degree exceeds a threshold value, and second, new links are added randomly after a given number of game iterations. These coevolutionary processes correspond to the generic formation of new and deletion of existing links that, especially in human societies, appear frequently as a consequence of ongoing socialization, change of lifestyle or death. Due to the counteraction of deletions and additions of links the initial heterogeneity of the interaction network is qualitatively preserved, and thus cannot be held responsible for the observed promotion of cooperation. Indeed, the coevolutionary rule evokes the spontaneous emergence of a powerful multilevel selection mechanism, which despite of the sustained random topology of the evolving network, maintains cooperation across the whole span of defection temptation values.
Perc Matjaz
Szolnoki Attila
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