One aspect of this concept concerns a type of evolutionary advance posited by John Maynard Smith which, once established, cannot be ousted by any alternative which begins in a weaker position.
One aspect of this concept concerns a type of evolutionary advance posited by John Maynard Smith which, once established, cannot be ousted by any alternative which begins in a weaker position. That aspect of it is related to a type of equilibrium in which both participants will not gain from a unilateral change in strategy. Another branch of this deals with situations in which one person gains at another's expense, the zero-sum. John Nash was one proponent of this field, which includes such problems as the Mexican Standoff, Stag Hunt, and Chicken. FTP, name this field of applied mathematics dealing with strategic behaviors, such as in the Prisoner's Dilemma.
One aspect of this concept concerns a type of evolutionary advance posited by John Maynard Smith which, once established, cannot be ousted by any alternative which begins in a weaker position.
{Game Theory}