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Aspiration-based Perturbed Learning Automata

Mar 2018 · European Control Conference · pp. 20-25 · 1 citation · 58 references
Computer Science Mathematics

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A novel payoff-based learning scheme for distributed optimization in repeatedly-played strategic-form games and it is shown that payoff-dominant Nash equilibria are the only stochastically stable states.

Abstract

This paper introduces a novel payoff-based learning scheme for distributed optimization in repeatedly-played strategic-form games. Standard reinforcement-based learning schemes exhibit several limitations with respect to their asymptotic stability. For example, in two-player coordination games, payoff-dominant (or efficient) Nash equilibria may not be stochastically stable. In this work, we present an extension of perturbed learning automata, namely aspiration-based perturbed learning automata (APLA) that overcomes these limitations. We provide a stochastic stability analysis of APLA in multi-player coordination games. We further show that payoff-dominant Nash equilibria are the only stochastically stable states.

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