Nash Embedding and Equilibrium in Pure Quantum States

Faisal Shah Khan, Travis S. Humble

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Abstract

With respect to probabilistic mixtures of the strategies in non-cooperative games, quantum game theory provides guarantee of fixed-point stability, the so-called Nash equilibrium. This permits players to choose mixed quantum strategies that prepare mixed quantum states optimally under constraints. We show here that fixed-point stability of Nash equilibrium can also be guaranteed for pure quantum strategies via an application of the Nash embedding theorem, permitting players to prepare pure quantum states optimally under constraints.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationQuantum Technology and Optimization Problems - 1st International Workshop, QTOP 2019, Proceedings
EditorsSebastian Feld, Claudia Linnhoff-Popien
PublisherSpringer Verlag
Pages51-62
Number of pages12
ISBN (Print)9783030140816
DOIs
StatePublished - 2019
Event1st International Workshop on Quantum Technology and Optimization Problems, QTOP 2019 was held in conjunction with the International Conference on Networked Systems, NetSys 2019 - Munich, Germany
Duration: Mar 18 2019Mar 18 2019

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
Volume11413 LNCS
ISSN (Print)0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)1611-3349

Conference

Conference1st International Workshop on Quantum Technology and Optimization Problems, QTOP 2019 was held in conjunction with the International Conference on Networked Systems, NetSys 2019
Country/TerritoryGermany
CityMunich
Period03/18/1903/18/19

Keywords

  • Fixed-point stability
  • Nash embedding
  • Nash equilibrium

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