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This paper deals with solving distributed optimization problems with equality constraints by a class of uncertain nonlinear heterogeneous dynamic multi-agent systems. It is assumed that each agent with an uncertain dynamic model has limited…

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We study random walks in a balanced, i.i.d. random environment in $\mathbb Z^d$ for $d\geq 3$. We establish improved convergence rates for the homogenization of the Dirichlet problem associated with the corresponding non-divergence form…

Probability · Mathematics 2025-12-09 Xiaoqin Guo , Timo Sprekeler , Hung V. Tran

We consider $(\epsilon,\delta)$-PAC maximum-selection and ranking for general probabilistic models whose comparisons probabilities satisfy strong stochastic transitivity and stochastic triangle inequality. Modifying the popular knockout…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2017-05-16 Moein Falahatgar , Alon Orlitsky , Venkatadheeraj Pichapati , Ananda Theertha Suresh

Gathering is a fundamental task for multi-agent systems and the problem has been studied under various assumptions on the sensing capabilities of mobile agents. This paper addresses the problem for a group of agents that are identical and…

Multiagent Systems · Computer Science 2020-04-14 Ariel Barel , Thomas Dagès , Rotem Manor , Alfred M. Bruckstein

Examining the behavior of multi-agent systems is vitally important to many emerging distributed applications - game theory has emerged as a powerful tool set in which to do so. The main approach of game-theoretic techniques is to model…

Computer Science and Game Theory · Computer Science 2024-06-03 Rohit Konda , Rahul Chandan , Jason Marden

Complex adaptive systems have been the subject of much recent attention. It is by now well-established that members (`agents') tend to self-segregate into opposing groups characterized by extreme behavior. However, while different social…

Condensed Matter · Physics 2009-11-07 Shahar Hod , Ehud Nakar

This paper investigates the equilibrium convergence properties of a proposed algorithm for potential games with continuous strategy spaces in the presence of feedback delays, a main challenge in multi-agent systems that compromises the…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2023-03-20 Yuanhanqing Huang , Jianghai Hu

We study a system of $N$ agents, whose wealth grows linearly, under the effect of stochastic resetting and interacting via a tax-like dynamics -- all agents donate a part of their wealth, which is, in turn, redistributed equally among all…

Physics and Society · Physics 2022-05-11 Ion Santra

The paper presents a model of two-speed evolution in which the payoffs in the population game (or, alternatively, the individual preferences) slowly adjust to changes in the aggregate behavior of the population. The model investigates how,…

Theoretical Economics · Economics 2021-06-16 George Loginov

We consider the problem of electing a leader among nodes in a highly dynamic network where the adversary has unbounded capacity to insert and remove nodes (including the leader) from the network and change connectivity at will. We present a…

Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing · Computer Science 2013-10-21 John Augustine , Tejas Kulkarni , Paresh Nakhe , Peter Robinson

This work considers a stochastic Nash game in which each player solves a parameterized stochastic optimization problem. In deterministic regimes, best-response schemes have been shown to be convergent under a suitable spectral property…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2018-02-08 Jinlong Lei , Uday V. Shanbhag , Jong-Shi Pang , Suvrajeet Sen

People organize in groups and contagions spread across them. A simple stochastic process, yet complex to model due to dynamical correlations within and between groups. Moreover, groups can evolve if agents join or leave in response to…

Physics and Society · Physics 2025-05-22 Giulio Burgio , Guillaume St-Onge , Laurent Hébert-Dufresne

This paper investigates a robust positive consensus problem for a class of heterogeneous high-order multi-agent systems subject to external inputs. Compared with existing multi-agent consensus results, the most distinct feature of the…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-05-10 Ruonan Li , Yutao Tang , Shurong Li

We put forward a new model of congestion games where agents have uncertainty over the routes used by other agents. We take a non-probabilistic approach, assuming that each agent knows that the number of agents using an edge is within a…

Computer Science and Game Theory · Computer Science 2017-03-28 Reshef Meir , David Parkes

An unconventional approach for optimal stopping under model ambiguity is introduced. Besides ambiguity itself, we take into account how ambiguity-averse an agent is. This inclusion of ambiguity attitude, via an $\alpha$-maxmin nonlinear…

Mathematical Finance · Quantitative Finance 2021-07-15 Yu-Jui Huang , Xiang Yu

We study decentralized equilibrium selection in stochastic games under severe information and communication constraints. In such settings, convergence to equilibrium alone is insufficient, as stochastic games typically admit many equilibria…

Computer Science and Game Theory · Computer Science 2026-02-16 Seref Taha Kiremitci , Ahmed Said Donmez , Muhammed O. Sayin

We consider the single-file dynamics of $N$ identical random walkers moving with diffusivity $D$ in one dimension (walkers bounce off each other when attempting to overtake). Additionally, we require that the separation between neighboring…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2025-07-03 Santos Bravo Yuste , A. Baumgaertner , E. Abad

Autonomous and learning agents increasingly participate in markets - setting prices, placing bids, ordering inventory. Such agents are not just aiming to optimize in an uncertain environment; they are making decisions in a game-theoretical…

Computer Science and Game Theory · Computer Science 2025-06-24 Martin Bichler , Julius Durmann , Matthias Oberlechner

This paper studies the synchronization of a multi-agent system where the agents are coupled through heterogeneous controller gains. Synchronization refers to the situation where all the agents in a group have a common velocity direction. We…

Systems and Control · Computer Science 2016-03-15 Anoop Jain , Debasish Ghose

Condorcet's paradox is a fundamental result in social choice theory which states that there exist elections in which, no matter which candidate wins, a majority of voters prefer a different candidate. In fact, even if we can select any $k$…

Computer Science and Game Theory · Computer Science 2025-12-02 Moses Charikar , Prasanna Ramakrishnan , Kangning Wang