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In the mathematical area of game theory, the maxⁿ algorithm is an algorithm that finds an equilibrium point for a search tree to favor a specific player in n-player games. The algorithm was designed by Luckhardt and Irani.^[1]

References

^ Luckhardt, Carol A.; Irani, Keki B. (11 August 1986). An Algorithmic Solution of N-Person Games (PDF). AAAI '86. pp. 158–162. Archived (PDF) from the original on 19 April 2024. Retrieved 20 August 2024.

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Combinatorial Game Theory

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Evolutionary Game Theory

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Applications	Cultural group selection Fisher's principle Mobbing Terminal investment hypothesis
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Mechanism design

Core Concepts	Algorithmic mechanism design Bayesian-optimal mechanism Incentive compatibility Market design Monotonicity Participation constraint Revelation principle Strategyproofness Vickrey–Clarke–Groves mechanism
Theorems	Myerson–Satterthwaite theorem Revenue equivalence
Applications	Digital goods auction Knapsack auction Truthful cake-cutting

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