Totally mixed conditional independence equilibria of generic games

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Autori principali: Bouyer, Matthieu, Portakal, Irem, Sendra-Arranz, Javier
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author Bouyer, Matthieu
Portakal, Irem
Sendra-Arranz, Javier
author_facet Bouyer, Matthieu
Portakal, Irem
Sendra-Arranz, Javier
contents This paper further develops the algebraic--geometric foundations of conditional independence (CI) equilibria, a refinement of dependency equilibria that integrates conditional independence relations from graphical models into strategic reasoning and thereby subsumes Nash equilibria. Extending earlier work on binary games, we analyze the structure of the associated Spohn CI varieties for generic games of arbitrary format. We show that for generic games the Spohn CI variety is either empty or has codimension equal to the sum of the players' strategy dimensions minus the number of players in the parametrized undirected graphical model. When non-empty, the set of totally mixed CI equilibria forms a smooth manifold for generic games. For cluster graphical models, we introduce the class of Nash CI varieties, prove their irreducibility, and describe their defining equations, degrees, and conditions for the existence of totally mixed CI equilibria for generic games.
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spellingShingle Totally mixed conditional independence equilibria of generic games
Bouyer, Matthieu
Portakal, Irem
Sendra-Arranz, Javier
Algebraic Geometry
Computer Science and Game Theory
14A10, 14Q15, 91A06, 91A12, 91A43, 62R01
This paper further develops the algebraic--geometric foundations of conditional independence (CI) equilibria, a refinement of dependency equilibria that integrates conditional independence relations from graphical models into strategic reasoning and thereby subsumes Nash equilibria. Extending earlier work on binary games, we analyze the structure of the associated Spohn CI varieties for generic games of arbitrary format. We show that for generic games the Spohn CI variety is either empty or has codimension equal to the sum of the players' strategy dimensions minus the number of players in the parametrized undirected graphical model. When non-empty, the set of totally mixed CI equilibria forms a smooth manifold for generic games. For cluster graphical models, we introduce the class of Nash CI varieties, prove their irreducibility, and describe their defining equations, degrees, and conditions for the existence of totally mixed CI equilibria for generic games.
title Totally mixed conditional independence equilibria of generic games
topic Algebraic Geometry
Computer Science and Game Theory
14A10, 14Q15, 91A06, 91A12, 91A43, 62R01
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2511.11467