Hendrik Moraal 2000 J. Phys. A: Math. Gen. 33 L203 doi:10.1088/0305-4470/33/23/101
Hendrik Moraal
Show affiliationsA large class of games based on spin models is analysed. For these games, the long-time gain can be calculated exactly. It is shown that the mixing of two losing strategies may lead to a winning one, but also that the mixing of two winning ones may lead to a loss. Also, the mixing of a losing and a winning strategy may give unexpected results. This behaviour is due to two general features: (i) the class of games is such that mixing the playing of two games is equivalent to playing a third one, and (ii) the break-even boundaries for these games are curved.
82B20 Lattice systems (Ising, dimer, Potts, etc.) and systems on graphs
Issue 23 (16 June 2000)
Received 4 February 2000, in final form 18 April 2000
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