DOI

In the paper, we propose a new method of constructing cooperative stochastic game in the form of characteristic function when initially non-cooperative stochastic game is given. The set of states and the set of actions for any player is finite. The construction of the characteristic function is based on a calculation of the maximin values of zero-sum games between a coalition and its anti-coalition for each state of the game. The proposed characteristic function has some advantages in comparison with previously defined characteristic functions for stochastic games. In particular, the advantages include computation simplicity and strong subgame consistency of the core calculated with the values of the new characteristic function.

Original languageEnglish
Article number1135
Number of pages14
JournalMathematics
Volume8
Issue number7
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Jul 2020

    Research areas

  • Characteristic function, Cooperative stochastic game, Core, Strong subgame consistency, cooperative stochastic game, CORE, core, STABILITY, TIME CONSISTENCY, strong subgame consistency, COOPERATION, characteristic function

    Scopus subject areas

  • Mathematics(all)

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