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The Computational Complexity of Nash Equilibria

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Although the computation of Nash equlibria for general games is of unknown complexity, there exist many algorithms for specific game classes, some of which are a marked improvement of previous algorithms. This paper reviews general results on the computational complexity of Nash equilibria and discusses the major algorithms for specific game classes.

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  • Rosenbaum, Janet, 2002. "The Computational Complexity of Nash Equilibria," SocArXiv h63mz, Center for Open Science.
    • Handle: RePEc:osf:socarx:h63mz
    DOI: 10.31219/osf.io/h63mz
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