• DocumentCode
    2318252
  • Title

    On the number and the distribution of the nash equilibria in supermodular games and their impact on the tipping set

  • Author

    Dhall, Sudarshan K. ; Lakshmivarahan, S. ; Verm, Pramode

  • Author_Institution
    Sch. of Comput. Sci., Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK, USA
  • fYear
    2009
  • fDate
    13-15 May 2009
  • Firstpage
    691
  • Lastpage
    696
  • Abstract
    In this paper we analyze a class of n-person supermodular games that arise in the context of interdependent security analysis. More specifically, we quantify the number and the distribution of Nash equilibria in pure strategies and their impact on the tipping set.
  • Keywords
    econometrics; game theory; investment; security; set theory; utility theory; Nash equilibria; interdependent security analysis; investment problem; n-person supermodular game; tipping set; utility function; Books; Computer science; Cost function; Diseases; Game theory; Lattices; Security; US Department of Transportation;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Game Theory for Networks, 2009. GameNets '09. International Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Istanbul
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-4176-1
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-1-4244-4177-8
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/GAMENETS.2009.5137462
  • Filename
    5137462