Evolution of Cooperation in Multiplex Networks

By Jesús Gómez-Gardeñes, I. Reinares, Alex Arenas, Luis Mario Floría. Scientific Reports, 2012

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We study evolutionary game dynamics on structured populations in which individuals take part in several layers of networks of interactions simultaneously. This multiplex of interdependent networks accounts for the different kind of social ties each individual has. By coupling the evolutionary dynamics of a Prisoner's Dilemma game in each of the networks, we show that the resilience of cooperative behaviors for extremely large values of the temptation to defect is enhanced by the multiplex structure. Furthermore, this resilience is intrinsically related to a non-trivial organization of cooperation across the network layers, thus providing a new way out for cooperation to survive in structured populations.

Subfields: Genetics, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Sociology and Political Science

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Multilayer Analysis and Visualization of Networks (2014, neutral): “xperiencingburgeoningpopularity. Forexample,therehavebeennumerousstudiestoattempttounderstandhowinterdependencies(e.g.,[14, 15]),othermultilayerstructures(e.g.,[7,18,19,25,29,51,58,62]),dynamics(e.g.,[23,24,28,39,75]),andcontrol (e.g.,[31])canimproveunderstandingofcomplexinteractingsystems. Seethere”
Multilayer networks (2013, background): “Additionally, in evolutionary game theory, the coupling of multiple networks can increase cooperation in games such as the Prisoner’s Dilemma [142, 143, 286].”
Evolutionary dynamics of group interactions on structured populations: a review (2013, background): “Although this structural ingredient has o nly recently been tackled in the field of network science, some works on the subject have already appeared in the context of evolutionary games [108, 112].”
The structure and dynamics of multilayer networks (2014, methodology): “A second stream of works addressed the study of evolutionary dynamics in multilayer networks [352].”