Nonexistence of stable threesome matchings (Q1106780)

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scientific article; zbMATH DE number 4062903
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    Nonexistence of stable threesome matchings
    scientific article; zbMATH DE number 4062903

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      Nonexistence of stable threesome matchings (English)
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      A counterexample shows stable matchings need not exist in societies where threesomes are to form. The stability theorem breaks down, in fact, for K-some formations for all \(K\geq 3\), even when preferences are restricted to be separable.
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      counterexample
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      stable matchings
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      threesomes
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      stability theorem
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      K-some formations
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