Transition from Gaussian to Levy distributions of stochastic payoff variations in the spatial prisoner's dilemma game.

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Summary

It is found that Gaussian-distributed payoff variations are most successful in promoting cooperation irrespective of the temptation to defect, and the facilitative effect of noise on the evolution of cooperation decreases steadily as the frequency of rare events increases.

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2007-02-02
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Stochastic game, Temptation, Prisoner's dilemma, Traveler's dilemma, Mathematical economics

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