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Group formation through indirect reciprocity

Koji Oishi, Takashi Shimada, and Nobuyasu Ito
Phys. Rev. E 87, 030801(R) – Published 6 March 2013
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Abstract

The emergence of group structure of cooperative relations is studied in an agent-based model. It is proved that specific types of reciprocity norms lead individuals to split into two groups only inside of which they are cooperative. The condition for the evolutionary stability of the norms is also obtained. This result suggests reciprocity norms, which usually promote cooperation, can cause society's separation into multiple groups.

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  • Received 30 November 2012

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevE.87.030801

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©2013 American Physical Society

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Koji Oishi1,2, Takashi Shimada1,2, and Nobuyasu Ito1,2,3

  • 1Department of Applied Physics, Graduate School of Engineering, University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8656, Japan
  • 2JST, CREST, 4-1-8 Honcho, Kawaguchi, Saitama, 332-0012, Japan
  • 3Discrete Event Simulation Research Team, RIKEN Advanced Institute for Computational Science, 7-1-26 Minatojima-minami-machi, Chuo-ku, Kobe, Hyogo, 650-0047, Japan

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Vol. 87, Iss. 3 — March 2013

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