Spatial Evolutionary Games
Rock-Paper-Scissors coexistence cycles & spatial Prisoner's Dilemma
Game Type
Rock-Paper-Scissors (3 species)
Prisoner's Dilemma (Cooperators vs Defectors)
Grid size N
60
Steps/frame
200
Temptation b
1.80
Dominance rate σ
0.30
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Rock ■
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Paper ■
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Scissors ■
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Generation:
0
RPS:
R beats S, S beats P, P beats R. Spatial coexistence via spiral waves (May et al.). Without space → oscillations; with space → biodiversity sustained.
Coexistence:
cyclic dominance prevents single-species takeover. Spiral size ~ 1/σ.