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Title:

On Reliability Of Simulations Of Complex Co-Evolutionary Processes

Authors:

Peter Tiňo, Siang Yew Chong, Xin Yao

Published in:

 

(2010).ECMS 2010 Proceedings edited by A Bargiela S A Ali D Crowley E J H Kerckhoffs. European Council for Modeling and Simulation. doi:10.7148/2010 

 

ISBN: 978-0-9564944-1-2

 

24th European Conference on Modelling and Simulation,

Simulation Meets Global Challenges

Kuala Lumpur, June 1-4 2010

 

Citation format:

Tino, P., Chong, S. Y., & Yao, X. (2010). On Reliability Of Simulations Of Complex Co-Evolutionary Processes. ECMS 2010 Proceedings edited by A Bargiela S A Ali D Crowley E J H Kerckhoffs (pp. 258-264). European Council for Modeling and Simulation. doi:10.7148/2010-0258-0264

DOI:

http://dx.doi.org/10.7148/2010-0258-0264

Abstract:

Infinite population models of co-evolutionary dynamics are useful mathematical constructs hinting at the possi- bility of a wide variety of possible dynamical regimes - from simple attractive fixed point behavior, periodic or- bits to complex chaotic dynamics. We propose to use the framework of shadowing lemma to link such mathemat- ical constructs to large finite population computer sim- ulations. We also investigate whether the imposition of finite precision computer arithmetic or the requirement that population ratios be rational numbers does not leave the infinite population constructs and theories irrelevant. We argue that if the co-evolutionary system possesses the shadowing property the infinite population constructs can still be relevant. We study two examples of hawk-dove game with Boltzmann and (μ, λ) selection. Whereas for Boltzmann selection there is a strong indication of the shadowing property, there is no shadowing in the case of (μ, λ) selection.

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