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Evolutionary freezing in a competitive population

N. F. Johnson, D. J. T. Leonard, P. M. Hui, T. S. Lo

cond-mat.dis-nnarXiv:cond-mat/9905039

Abstract

We show that evolution in a population of adaptive agents, repeatedly competing for a limited resource, can come to an abrupt halt. This transition from evolutionary to non-evolutionary behavior arises as the global resource level is changed, and is reminiscent of a phase transition to a frozen state. Its origin lies in the inductive decision-making of the agents, the limited global information that they possess and the dynamical feedback inherent in the system.

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