Game-based modeling of independent searchers who share a common goal

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Highlights：

• We have developed a new mathematical game model for groups of independent Bayesian searchers who are all seeking a common goal.

• We have derived the evolutionarily stable strategy for individuals switching between searching alone and searching in the group.

• Numerical simulation experiments provide an examination of the optimality of the evolutionarily stable strategy.

• Additional numerical simulations show the impact of having a small number of individuals performing a deviation of the optimal strategy.

摘要

•We have developed a new mathematical game model for groups of independent Bayesian searchers who are all seeking a common goal.•We have derived the evolutionarily stable strategy for individuals switching between searching alone and searching in the group.•Numerical simulation experiments provide an examination of the optimality of the evolutionarily stable strategy.•Additional numerical simulations show the impact of having a small number of individuals performing a deviation of the optimal strategy.

论文关键词：Evolutionary game,Bayesian search,Equilibrium,Group behavior,Modeling

论文评审过程：Received 8 July 2020, Revised 14 August 2020, Accepted 23 August 2020, Available online 10 September 2020, Version of Record 10 September 2020.

论文官网地址：https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amc.2020.125621