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Can A Turing Player Identify Itself?

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David Levine () (UCLA)
Balázs Szentes () (University of Chicago)
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We show that the problem of whether two Turing Machines are functionally equivalent is undecidable and explain why this is significant for the theory of repeated play and evolution.

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Volume (Year): 1 (2006)
Issue (Month): 1 ()
Pages: 1-6
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Keywords: Economic Theory; Game Theory;

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  1. John H. Nachbar, 1997. "Prediction, Optimization, and Learning in Repeated Games," Econometrica, Econometric Society, vol. 65(2), pages 275-310, March.
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  6. Rubinstein, Ariel, 1986. "Finite automata play the repeated prisoner's dilemma," Journal of Economic Theory, Elsevier, vol. 39(1), pages 83-96, June. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
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