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physics.soc-ph2024★ 22 cited

Mutation mitigates finite-size effects in spatial evolutionary games

Chen Shen, Zhixue He, Lei Shi +1

Agent-based simulations are essential for studying cooperation on spatial networks. However, finite-size effects -- random fluctuations due to limited network sizes -- can cause ce…

physics.soc-ph2024★ 3 cited

Indirect punishment can outperform direct punishment in promoting cooperation in structured populations

Yujia Wen, Zhixue He, Chen Shen +1

Indirect punishment traditionally sustains cooperation in social systems through reputation or norms, often by reducing defectors' payoffs indirectly. In this study, we redefine in…

physics.soc-ph2024★ 14 cited

Beyond a binary theorizing of prosociality

Chen Shen, Zhixue He, Hao Guo +4

A stylized experiment, the public goods game, has taught us the peculiar reproducible fact that humans tend to contribute more to shared resources than expected from economically r…

physics.soc-ph2024★ 2 cited

Constructive agents nullify the ability of destructive agents to foster cooperation in public goods games

Yuting Dong, Zhixue He, Chen Shen +2

Existing studies have revealed a paradoxical phenomenon in public goods games, wherein destructive agents, harming both cooperators and defectors, can unexpectedly bolster cooperat…

physics.soc-ph2024★ 11 cited

Enhancing social cohesion with cooperative bots in societies of greedy, mobile individuals

Lei Shi, Zhixue He, Chen Shen +1

Addressing collective issues in social development requires a high level of social cohesion, characterized by cooperation and close social connections. However, social cohesion is…

physics.soc-ph2024★ 6 cited

Stability of pairwise social dilemma games: destructive agents, constructive agents, and their joint effects

Khadija Khatun, Chen Shen, Lei Shi +1

Destructive agents, who opt out of the game and indiscriminately harm others, paradoxically foster cooperation, representing an intriguing variant of the voluntary participation st…