title: A novel framework of classical and quantum prisoner's dilemma games on coupled networks.
abstract: Evolutionary games on multilayer networks are attracting growing interest. While among previous studies, the role of quantum games in such a infrastructure is still virgin and may become a fascinating issue across a myriad of research realms. To mimick two kinds of different interactive environments and mechanisms, in this paper a new framework of classical and quantum prisoner's dilemma games on two-layer coupled networks is considered. Within the proposed model, the impact of coupling factor of networks and entanglement degree in quantum games on the evolutionary process has been studied. Simulation results show that the entanglement has no impact on the evolution of the classical prisoner's dilemma, while the rise of the coupling factor obviously impedes cooperation in this game, and the evolution of quantum prisoner's dilemma is greatly impacted by the combined effect of entanglement and coupling.
authors.affiliation: School of Computer and Information Science, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400715, China.|Center for Quantitative Sciences, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN, 37232, USA.
authors.forename: Xinyang
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Deng
authors.affiliation: School of Computer and Information Science, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400715, China.
authors.forename: Qi
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: School of Computer and Information Science, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400715, China.|Big Data Decision Institute, Jinan University, Tianhe, Guangzhou, 510632, China.
authors.forename: Yong
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Deng
authors.affiliation: School of Automation, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, 710072, China.
authors.forename: Zhen
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D003198:Computer Simulation; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D005716:Game Theory; D006801:Humans; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D000068956:Prisoner Dilemma