Smale Strategies For The N-Person Iterated Prisoner's Dilemma

TL;DR

This paper adapts Smale's methods to develop effective strategies for a symmetric n-player Iterated Prisoner's Dilemma, expanding the understanding of cooperation in multi-agent settings.

Contribution

It introduces a novel approach based on Smale's strategies for the symmetric n-player game, extending prior two-player analyses.

Findings

Proposes new strategies for symmetric n-player IPD

Demonstrates improved cooperation stability

Extends Smale's methods to multi-agent scenarios

Abstract

Adapting methods introduced by Steven Smale, we describe good strategies for a symmetric version of the Iterated Prisoner's Dilemma with n players.