Affiliation:
1. Physics Department, St. Francis Xavier University, Antigonish, Box 5000, Nova Scotia, Canada B2G 2W5, Canada
Abstract
We address the following: Are there several optimal strategies for a hunter-gatherer society in a given environment, in which the society has an evolving level of technology and/or skills? We use the Genetic Algorithm, with point mutations, to facilitate the search for these strategies. We find that, in a generous environment, several optimal strategies are possible; there is no unique optimal strategy. We are now in a position, with the Genetic Algorithm, to assess different approaches to resource exploitation and the role of contingency.
Publisher
World Scientific Pub Co Pte Lt
Subject
Computational Theory and Mathematics,Computer Science Applications,General Physics and Astronomy,Mathematical Physics,Statistical and Nonlinear Physics
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