Advances in Dynamic Games: Theory, Applications, and Numerical Methods for Differential and Stochastic Games

ISBN-13: 9780817680886 / Angielski / Twarda / 2010 / 565 str.

Michele Breton; Krzysztof Szajowski

Opis

This self-contained book--an outgrowth of the 13th International Symposium on Dynamic Games--presents current advances in the theory of dynamic games and their applications in several disciplines. The selected contributions cover a variety of topics ranging from purely theoretical developments in game theory, to numerical analysis of various dynamic games, and then progresses to applications of dynamic games to communication and transportation networks, economics, finance, management science, environmental science, biology, and social science. The book covers key topics in these main areas: * dynamic games and applications * repeated games * stochastic games * learning and adaptive games * mechanism design * evolutionary games * cooperative equilibria * h-infinity control and robust controller designs * theory of optimal control and dynamic games * numerical methods and computer implementation of game-theoretic models * dynamic bargaining * pursuit-evasion games * Dynkin's game and its application * search, encounter, and inspection games A unified collection of state-of-the-art advances in theoretical and numerical analysis of dynamic games and their applications, the work is suitable for researchers, practitioners, and graduate students in applied mathematics, engineering, economics, as well as the environmental, life, social, and management sciences.

Spis treści

Preface.- Contents.- A Tribute to Arik Melikyan.- Part I: Dynamic Games: Theoretical Developments.- Part II: Pursuit Evasion Games.- Part III: Evolutionary Games.- Part IV: Cooperative Games.- Part V: Applications and Numerical Approaches.

Blurb

This book focuses on various aspects of dynamic game theory, presenting state-of-the-art research and serving as a testament to the vitality and growth of the field of dynamic games and their applications. The selected contributions, written by experts in their respective disciplines, are outgrowths of presentations originally given at the 13th International Symposium of Dynamic Games and Applications held in Wrocław. The book covers a variety of topics, ranging from theoretical developments in game theory and algorithmic methods to applications, examples, and analysis in fields as varied as environmental management, finance and economics, engineering, guidance and control, and social interaction.

The book is thematically organized into five parts:

* Theoretical developments in differential and dynamic games;
* Pursuit-evasion and guidance games;
* Evolutionary games;
* Stability and time consistency in cooperative games;
* Applications and numerical approaches in environmental and renewable resource management, finance, insurance and economics, supply chains, and telecommunications.

Featured throughout are useful tools and valuable resources for researchers, practitioners, and graduate students interested in dynamic games and their applications in applied mathematics, engineering, economics, and management science. Also included in the volume is a special tribute to Arik Melikyan, honoring his memory and the many contributions he made to the field of dynamic games.