Evolutionary freezing in a competitive population
Disordered Systems and Neural Networks
2009-10-31 v2 adap-org
Soft Condensed Matter
Adaptation and Self-Organizing Systems
Populations and Evolution
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.
Cite
@article{arxiv.cond-mat/9905039,
title = {Evolutionary freezing in a competitive population},
author = {N. F. Johnson and D. J. T. Leonard and P. M. Hui and T. S. Lo},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/9905039},
year = {2009}
}
Comments
LaTeX file + 4 separate (pdf) figures. Revised version has minor change in Fig. 3 axis label