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View SchemaAnalytical Expressions for Parrondo Games
| Authors | Lars Rasmusson, Magnus Boman |
|---|---|
| Categories | |
| ArXiv ID | physics/0210094 |
| URL | https://arxiv.org/abs/physics/0210094 |
Abstract
We present some new analytical expressions for the so-called Parrondo effect, where simple coin-flipping games with negative expected value are combined into a winning game. Parrondo games are state-dependent. By identifying the game state variable, we can compute the stationary game state probabilities. Mixing losing games increases the probability of entering into a game state with positive value, as can be seen clearly from our analytical expressions for the Parrondo game value.
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