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Variational inequality formulation for the games with random payoffs

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  • Vikas Vikram Singh

    (Indian Institute of Technology Delhi)

  • Abdel Lisser

    (Université Paris Sud)

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We consider an n-player non-cooperative game with random payoffs and continuous strategy set for each player. The random payoffs of each player are defined using a finite dimensional random vector. We formulate this problem as a chance-constrained game by defining the payoff function of each player using a chance constraint. We first consider the case where the continuous strategy set of each player does not depend on the strategies of other players. If a random vector defining the payoffs of each player follows a multivariate elliptically symmetric distribution, we show that there exists a Nash equilibrium. We characterize the set of Nash equilibria using the solution set of a variational inequality (VI) problem. Next, we consider the case where the continuous strategy set of each player is defined by a shared constraint set. In this case, we show that there exists a generalized Nash equilibrium for elliptically symmetric distributed payoffs. Under certain conditions, we characterize the set of a generalized Nash equilibria using the solution set of a VI problem. As an application, the random payoff games arising from electricity market are studied under chance-constrained game framework.

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  • Vikas Vikram Singh & Abdel Lisser, 2018. "Variational inequality formulation for the games with random payoffs," Journal of Global Optimization, Springer, vol. 72(4), pages 743-760, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:jglopt:v:72:y:2018:i:4:d:10.1007_s10898-018-0664-8
    DOI: 10.1007/s10898-018-0664-8
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