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ArticleScientific reports2020

Entangled N-photon states for fair and optimal social decision making.

Nicolas Chauvet, Guillaume Bachelier, Serge Huant, Hayato Saigo, Hirokazu Hori, Makoto Naruse

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Article in Scientific reports, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors at 5 institutions in 2 countries.

Nicolas ChauvetDepartment of Information Physics and Computing, Graduate School of Information Science and Technology, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8656, Japan. nicolas-chauvet@g.ecc.u-tokyo.ac.jp.
Guillaume BachelierCNRS, Institute Néel, Univ. Grenoble Alpes, 38042, Grenoble, France.
Serge HuantCNRS, Institute Néel, Univ. Grenoble Alpes, 38042, Grenoble, France.
Hayato SaigoNagahama Institute of Bio-Science and Technology, 1266 Tamura, Nagahama, Shiga, 526-0829, Japan.
Hirokazu HoriInterdisciplinary Graduate School, University of Yamanashi, Takeda, Kofu, Yamanashi, 400-8510, Japan.
Makoto NaruseDepartment of Information Physics and Computing, Graduate School of Information Science and Technology, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8656, Japan.
The University of Tokyo · JPCentre National de la Recherche Scientifique · FRNagahama Institute of Bio-Science and Technology · JPUniversité Grenoble Alpes · FRUniversity of Yamanashi · JP

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Situations involving competition for resources among entities can be modeled by the competitive multi-armed bandit (CMAB) problem, which relates to social issues such as maximizing the total outcome and achieving the fairest resource repartition among individuals. In these respects, the intrinsic randomness and global properties of quantum states provide ideal tools for obtaining optimal solutions to this problem. Based on the previous study of the CMAB problem in the two-arm, two-player case, this paper presents the theoretical principles necessary to find polarization-entangled N-photon states that can optimize the total resource output while ensuring equality among players. These principles were applied to two-, three-, four-, and five-player cases by using numerical simulations to reproduce realistic configurations and find the best strategies to overcome potential misalignment between the polarization measurement systems of the players. Although a general formula for the N-player case is not presented here, general derivation rules and a verification algorithm are proposed. This report demonstrates the potential usability of quantum states in collective decision making with limited, probabilistic resources, which could serve as a first step toward quantum-based resource allocation systems.

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Decision MakingSocial BehaviorAlgorithmsComputer SimulationGame TheoryHumansPhotonsQuantum TheoryResource Allocation

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PMID33235231
PMCPMC7686359
OpenAlexW3110035959

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