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2009 DISCRETE FIXED POINT THEOREMS AND THEIR APPLICATION TO NASH EQUILIBRIUM
Jun-ichi Sato, Hidefumi Kawasaki
Taiwanese J. Math. 13(2A): 431-440 (2009). DOI: 10.11650/twjm/1500405347

Abstract

In this paper, we present discrete fixed point theorems. They are based on monotonicity of the mapping. We apply them to a non-cooperative n-person game and give an existence theorem of a Nash equilibrium of pure strategies. As a special case, we consider bimatrix games.

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Jun-ichi Sato. Hidefumi Kawasaki. "DISCRETE FIXED POINT THEOREMS AND THEIR APPLICATION TO NASH EQUILIBRIUM." Taiwanese J. Math. 13 (2A) 431 - 440, 2009. https://doi.org/10.11650/twjm/1500405347

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Published: 2009
First available in Project Euclid: 18 July 2017

zbMATH: 1196.47041
MathSciNet: MR2499998
Digital Object Identifier: 10.11650/twjm/1500405347

Subjects:
Primary: 47H10 , 91A05 , 91A06 , 91A10 , 91B50

Keywords: $n$-person non-cooperative game , bimatrix game , discrete fixed point theorem , Nash equilibrium , pure strategy

Rights: Copyright © 2009 The Mathematical Society of the Republic of China

Vol.13 • No. 2A • 2009
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