Anomalous finite-size effects in the battle of the sexes

DOI10.1140/EPJB/E2008-00036-XzbMATH Open1189.91046arXiv0709.0225OpenAlexW3098146665MaRDI QIDQ978643FDOQ978643

Authors: J. Martínez 

Publication date: 25 June 2010

Published in: The European Physical Journal B. Condensed Matter and Complex Systems (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: The Battle of the Sexes describes asymmetric conflicts in mating behavior of males and females. Males can be philanderer or faithful, while females are either fast or coy, leading to a cyclic dynamics. The adjusted replicator equation predicts stable coexistence of all four strategies. In this situation, we consider the effects of fluctuations stemming from a finite population size. We show that they unavoidably lead to extinction of two strategies in the population. However, the typical time until extinction occurs strongly prolongs with increasing system size. In the meantime, a quasi-stationary probability distribution forms that is anomalously flat in the vicinity of the coexistence state. This behavior originates in a vanishing linear deterministic drift near the fixed point. We provide numerical data as well as an analytical approach to the mean extinction time and the quasi-stationary probability distribution.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/0709.0225

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Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Applications of Markov chains and discrete-time Markov processes on general state spaces (social mobility, learning theory, industrial processes, etc.) (60J20) Dynamical systems in biology (37N25) Applications of game theory (91A80) Population dynamics (general) (92D25) Evolutionary games (91A22)

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