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Game Theory (Nash) for a pipeline layout
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Game Theory (Nash)Live
2×2 strategic games
Row player vs Column player
| Cooperate | Defect | |
|---|---|---|
| Cooperate | 3 3 | 0 5 |
| Defect | 5 0 | 1 1 Nash |
cyan = row payoff · green = column payoff
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A Nash equilibrium is a pair of strategies where neither player can do better by unilaterally changing — the cornerstone of game theory. In the Prisoner's Dilemma both defect even though cooperating pays more; Matching Pennies has no pure equilibrium at all. Highlighted cells are the pure-strategy Nash equilibria.
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GamePrisoner's Dilemma
Pure Nash equilibria1
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Governing equation
Reading this result: The lone equilibrium has both players defect, even though mutual cooperation pays more — individually rational, collectively worse.
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