3 papers
cs.GT2026
Convergence of Replicator Dynamics in the Repeated Prisoner's Dilemma with Restarts
Benedict Russell, Chin-wing Leung, Paolo Turrini
We investigate a population of self-interested agents playing a repeated Prisoner's Dilemma under the trigger-restart mechanism. Under such a mechanism, agents play a sequence of s…
cs.MA2026
The Dynamics of Policy Gradient in Social Dilemmas with Partner Selection
Benedict Russell, Chin-wing Leung, Paolo Turrini
In social dilemmas self-interested learning agents face the choice between the societal benefit of cooperation and the immediate reward of defection. Significant evidence exists on…
math.AP2026
Mean-field imitation dynamics on fast assortative networks
Benedict Russell, Andrew Nugent, Jacques Bara
The emergence of cooperation in structured populations is fundamental to the success of human societies. Physical and online networks can drive behavioural change by altering who p…