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Weighted and Near Weighted Potential Games with Application to Game Theoretic Control

Computer Science and Game Theory 2021-06-24 v1

Abstract

An algorithm is proposed to verify whether a finite game is a weighted potential game (WPG) without pre-knowledge on its weights. Then the algorithm is also applied to find the closest WPG for a given finite game. The concept and criterion of near weighted potential games (NWPGs) are given, indicating the evolutionary equivalence between a finite game and its closest WPG. Based on this, a method is proposed for replacing PGs by NWPGs in game theoretic control, which improved the applicability of PG-based optimization.

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@article{arxiv.2106.12335,
  title  = {Weighted and Near Weighted Potential Games with Application to Game Theoretic Control},
  author = {Daizhan Cheng and Zhengping Ji},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2106.12335},
  year   = {2021}
}