Replicator dynamics as the large population limit of a discrete moran process in the weak selection regime: A proof <i>via</i> eulerian specification
We study the large population limit of a multi-strategy discrete-time Moran process in the weak selection regime. We show that the replicator dynamics is interpreted as the large-population limit of the Moran process. This result is obtained by interpreting the discrete process in its Eulerian specification, proving a compactness result in the Wasserstein space of probability measures for the law of the proportions of strategies, and passing to the limit in the continuity equation that describes the evolution of the proportions.
Authors
- Gianluca Orlando (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8283-4804)
- Marco Morandotti (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3528-6152)
Institutions
- Politecnico di Torino (IT)
- Polytechnic University of Bari (IT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- ESAIM Control Optimisation and Calculus of Variations
- Published
- 2025-01-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1051/cocv/2025058
- Primary Topic
- Evolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Dipartimenti di Eccellenza
- Ministero dell'Università e della Ricerca
- Gruppo Nazionale per l'Analisi Matematica, la Probabilità e le loro Applicazioni