Symmetry and Games

Dear Colleagues,

Game theory mainly studies how rational individuals interact with one another to achieve their own objectives, and hence attempts to look at the relationship between participants in a particular model and predict their behavior and decisions. Originally, it addressed zero-sum games. Today, game theory has been applied to a wide range of behavioral relations in economics. As three main branches of economics, decision theory, general equilibrium theory and mechanism design theory are closely related with game theory. To date, over ten game-theorists have won the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences. Modern game theory is regarding mixed-strategy equilibrium that allows for modeling decision-making under uncertainty.

Symmetry is thought of as a plausible characteristic of the rational decision with which the solution must be consistent. It is certainly expedient for us to find a solution to a symmetric game and to stay within the realm of mathematics. Therefore, symmetry, being an important optimization technique, is commonly imposed on the structure of games by many researchers. Typically, the symmetric benchmark often provides some profound implications and insights on the asymmetric practical issues.

Since the symmetric game has spawned an enormous amount of theoretical and applicable research, this Special Issue will publish the original research that reflects recent theoretical advances and applicable results in symmetry and games, as well as the challenging issues are invited.

Prof. Dr. Chuangyin Dang
Guest Editor

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SYMMETRIC GAME THEORY

• symmetry breaking
• symmetry detection
• symmetry of cooperation
• minority game
• mixed-strategy equilibrium
• refinements of Nash equilibrium
• determination of equilibrium

APPLICATIONS IN ECONOMICS

• auction and procurement mechanism design
• bargaining and negotiation
• conflict management in public relations
• principal-agent mechanism
• resource allocation

APPLICATIONS IN ECOLOGY AND PSYCHOLOGY

• ecological evolution
• behavior psychology