The structure of symmetric \(n\)-player games when influence and independence collide (Q472921)

The authors study the \(n\)-players symmetric tequila problem, and obtains conditions under which the game leads to influence, independence, or both. The main results involve an interplay of linear algebra, analysis, combinatorics and topology, including some classical results in these fields, such as Sylvester's inertia theorem, Alexander duality and Smith's theorem on periodic maps.