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Journal of Physics A Mathematical and Theoretical

Nonlinear quantum Cournot duopoly games

Nengfa Wang, Zhe Yang

Published Sep 14, 2022• 15 citations
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Abstract We investigate the quantization of nonlinear Cournot duopoly games by applying the Li–Du–Massar and Frackiewicz quantum schemes. We shall analyze the quantum equilibrium quantities and quantum equilibrium profits of nonlinear quantum Cournot duopoly games by using the qualitative analysis.
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10.1088/1751-8121/ac9203

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