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Martin Andreas Nowak (born April 7, 1965 [2]) [3] is an Austrian-born professor of mathematics and biology at Harvard University. He is one of the leading researchers in evolutionary dynamics. [3] Nowak has made contributions to the fields of evolutionary theory, cooperation, viral dynamics, and cancer dynamics.
In 2003, the foundation pledged $30 million to Harvard University [4] to establish the Program for Evolutionary Dynamics, directed by Martin Nowak, a professor of mathematics and biology. [5] The university received only $6.5 million of this pledge. [6]
Martin Nowak Evolutionary Dynamics: Exploring the Equations of Life Harvard 2006; Martin Nowak Five Rules for the Evolution of Cooperation Science 314, 1560 (2006) Panchanathan K. & Boyd, R. (2004). Indirect reciprocity can stabilize cooperation without the second-order free rider problem. Nature 432: 499–502. Full text
Evolutionary dynamics is the study of the mathematical principles according to which biological organisms as well as cultural ideas evolve and evolved. [1] This is mostly achieved through the mathematical discipline of population genetics , along with evolutionary game theory.
Evolutionary graph theory is an approach to studying how topology affects evolution of a population. That the underlying topology can substantially affect the results of the evolutionary process is seen most clearly in a paper by Erez Lieberman , Christoph Hauert and Martin Nowak .
Initially focused on high-dimensional mathematics, Tarnita was inspired by Martin Nowak's work on evolutionary dynamics and shifted to studying mathematical biology. This change led her to complete her Ph.D. under Nowak's supervision, finishing in just three years. [5]
In 1992 Martin Nowak and Karl Sigmund demonstrated a strategy called Pavlov (or "win–stay, lose–shift") that does better in these circumstances. [34] Pavlov looks at its own prior move as well as the other player's move. If the payoff was R or P (see "Prisoner's Dilemma", above) it cooperates; if S or T it defects.
In mathematics, the replicator equation is a deterministic monotone non-linear and non-innovative game dynamic used in evolutionary game theory. [1] The replicator equation differs from other equations used to model replication, such as the quasispecies equation, in that it allows the fitness function to incorporate the distribution of the population types rather than setting the fitness of a ...