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View SchemaComment on `Quantum Games and Quantum Strategies'
| Authors | Simon C. Benjamin, Patrick M. Hayden |
|---|---|
| Categories | |
| ArXiv ID | quant-ph/0003036 |
| URL | https://arxiv.org/abs/quant-ph/0003036 |
| DOI | 10.1103/PhysRevLett.87.069801 |
| Journal | Phys. Rev. Lett. 87(6):069801, 2001. |
Abstract
In a recent paper, Eisert et al. presented a quantum mechanical generalization of Prisoner's Dilemma. They asserted that the maximally entangled game exhibits a unique Nash equilibrium which yields a pay-off equivalent to cooperative behaviour. In this comment we show that their observation is incorrect: there is no Nash equilibrium in the space of deterministic quantum strategies.
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