Coalition

A Coalition is an alliance between entities, during which they cooperate in joint action, each in their own self-interest. This alliance may be temporary, or a matter of convenience. A coalition thus differs from a more formal covenant. See Axelrod's book, The Evolution of Cooperation.

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In politics, see also Coalition government.

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In mathematics, coalitions can be studied as games. The Nash equilibrium defines conditions where rational players can benefit other players in the coalition.

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In the computer field, and in the study of cognition, the entities can be called agents or daemons. By definition, agents can form coalitions.

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