Temporal interaction and its role in the evolution of cooperation.

Phys Rev E

School of Economics and Management, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China.

Published: August 2024

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  • This research looks at how changing interactions between people can affect whether they work together, especially in tricky situations where everyone has to decide on their own.
  • They found that how often people interact and their timing can impact cooperation, which hasn't been studied much before.
  • The study shows that having a balance between being active with others and allowing time apart helps people work better together, and that being part of a local group can strengthen cooperation.

Article Abstract

This research investigates the impact of dynamic, time-varying interactions on cooperative behavior in social dilemmas. Traditional research has focused on deterministic rules governing pairwise interactions, yet the impact of interaction frequency and synchronization in groups on cooperation remains underexplored. Addressing this gap, our work introduces two temporal interaction mechanisms to model the stochastic or periodic participation of individuals in public goods games, acknowledging real-life variances due to exogenous temporal factors and geographical time differences. We consider that the interaction state significantly influences both game payoff calculations and the strategy updating process, offering new insights into the emergence and sustainability of cooperation. Our results indicate that maximum game participation frequency is suboptimal under a stochastic interaction mechanism. Instead, an intermediate activation probability maximizes cooperation, suggesting a vital balance between interaction frequency and inactivity security. Furthermore, local synchronization of interactions within specific areas is shown to be beneficial, as time differences hinder the spread of cross-structures but promote the formation of dense cooperative clusters with smoother boundaries. We also note that stronger clustering in networks, larger group sizes, and lower noise increase cooperation. This research contributes to understanding the role of node-based temporality and probabilistic interactions in social dilemmas, offering insights into fostering cooperation.

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