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The minimum cost shortest-path tree game

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  • F. Fernández
  • J. Puerto

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A minimum cost shortest-path tree is a tree that connects the source with every node of the network by a shortest path such that the sum of the cost (as a proxy for length) of all arcs is minimum. In this paper, we adapt the algorithm of Hansen and Zheng (Discrete Appl. Math. 65:275–284, 1996 ) to the case of acyclic directed graphs to find a minimum cost shortest-path tree in order to be applied to the cost allocation problem associated with a cooperative minimum cost shortest-path tree game. In addition, we analyze a non-cooperative game based on the connection problem that arises in the above situation. We prove that the cost allocation given by an ‘à la’ Bird rule provides a core solution in the former game and that the strategies that induce those payoffs in the latter game are Nash equilibrium. Copyright Springer Science+Business Media, LLC 2012

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  • F. Fernández & J. Puerto, 2012. "The minimum cost shortest-path tree game," Annals of Operations Research, Springer, vol. 199(1), pages 23-32, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:annopr:v:199:y:2012:i:1:p:23-32:10.1007/s10479-011-1043-8
    DOI: 10.1007/s10479-011-1043-8
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