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Chapter 1 Multi-agent Cooperation and Stability |
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1 | (12) |
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1.1 Semi-competitive Multi-agent Systems |
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1.1.1 Characteristics of Multi-agent Systems |
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1.1.2 Two Basic Solution Concepts of Coalition Formations |
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4 | (2) |
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1.2 Coalition Formation and Game Theory |
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6 | (3) |
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1.2.1 Transferable Utility Games |
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7 | (1) |
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1.2.2 Non-transferable Utility Games |
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8 | (1) |
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1.3 Problem with the Common Knowledge Assumption |
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9 | (4) |
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11 | (2) |
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Chapter 2 Non-transferable Utility Games and Coalition Formation Mechanisms |
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13 | (16) |
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2.1 Non-transferable Utility Cooperative Games |
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14 | (4) |
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2.2 Transferable Utility Cooperative Games |
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18 | (4) |
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2.3 Coalition Formation Mechanisms |
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22 | (2) |
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2.4 Belief and Uncertainties |
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24 | (5) |
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25 | (4) |
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Chapter 3 Two Classes of Stability --- Strong Core and Weak Core |
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29 | (44) |
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3.1 Coalition Formation and Stability |
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30 | (5) |
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35 | (6) |
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3.3 NTU Games with Internal Uncertainty |
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41 | (5) |
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3.4 Opinions and Preferences of Agents |
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46 | (8) |
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3.5 The Strong Core and the Weak Core |
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54 | (10) |
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3.6 Effect of Refinedness of Agent Opinions |
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64 | (5) |
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69 | (1) |
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70 | (3) |
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71 | (2) |
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Chapter 4 The b-Core: Belief-based Coalition Stability |
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73 | (42) |
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4.1 Games Without Common Knowledge |
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74 | (3) |
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4.2 Belief-based Coalitional Games |
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77 | (9) |
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4.3 NTU Games with Private Beliefs |
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86 | (14) |
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4.4 The Core, the b-Core and Belief Accuracy |
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100 | (10) |
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110 | (2) |
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112 | (1) |
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113 | (2) |
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114 | (1) |
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Chapter 5 Example Application of the b-Core: Buyer Coalition Problem with Beliefs |
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115 | (32) |
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5.1 Buyer Coalition Problems |
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116 | (5) |
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5.1.1 Are the Utility Really Transferable? |
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118 | (1) |
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5.1.2 How About Stability? |
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119 | (1) |
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5.1.3 Private Information in Buyer Coalition |
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119 | (1) |
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5.1.4 Existing Approaches |
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120 | (1) |
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120 | (1) |
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5.2 Background of Buyer Coalition Problem |
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121 | (11) |
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5.2.1 Unit Price Schedule and Agent Preference |
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121 | (3) |
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124 | (1) |
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5.2.3 NTU Buyer Coalition Games |
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125 | (4) |
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5.2.4 Properties of the b-Core in NTU-Buyer Games |
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129 | (3) |
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5.2.5 On Mechanism Design |
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132 | (1) |
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5.3 A Distributed Mechanism |
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132 | (7) |
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5.3.1 Distributed Non-transferable Utility Coalition Formation Mechanism |
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133 | (4) |
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5.3.2 An Example of the Mechanism |
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137 | (2) |
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139 | (4) |
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5.4.1 Performance of the Mechanism |
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139 | (3) |
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5.4.2 Evidence of Incentive Compatibility |
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142 | (1) |
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143 | (4) |
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144 | (3) |
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Chapter 6 The Complete Picture: sb-Core and wb-Core |
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147 | (24) |
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6.1 Uncertain Opinion and Private Beliefs |
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148 | (2) |
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6.2 An Illustrating Example |
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150 | (5) |
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155 | (10) |
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6.3.1 Preferences and Beliefs in NTU-BU Games |
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157 | (2) |
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6.3.2 NTU-BU Games Stability |
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159 | (6) |
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165 | (5) |
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6.4.1 Relationships of the Four Criteria |
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165 | (1) |
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6.4.2 Effect of Refinedness |
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166 | (2) |
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168 | (2) |
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170 | (1) |
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170 | (1) |
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171 | (6) |
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7.1 New Solution Concepts for Belief-based NTU Games |
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171 | (3) |
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174 | (3) |
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175 | (2) |
Book References |
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177 | (4) |
Index |
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