@article{iiasa14353, volume = {4}, number = {1}, month = {January}, title = {Discretized best-response dynamics for the rock-paper-scissors game}, publisher = {American Institute of Mathematical Sciences}, year = {2017}, journal = {Journal of Dynamics and Games}, doi = {10.3934/jdg.2017005}, pages = {75--86}, keywords = {Best response dynamics, discretization, periodic orbits, rock-paper-scissors game}, url = {https://pure.iiasa.ac.at/id/eprint/14353/}, issn = {2164-6066}, abstract = {Discretizing a differential equation may change the qualitative behaviour drastically, even if the stepsize is small. We illustrate this by looking at the discretization of a piecewise continuous differential equation that models a population of agents playing the Rock-Paper-Scissors game. The globally asymptotically stable equilibrium of the differential equation turns, after discretization, into a repeller surrounded by an annulus shaped attracting region. In this region, more and more periodic orbits emerge as the discretization step approaches zero.}, author = {Hofbauer, J. and Bednarik, P.} }