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¹Network Science Center and Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, United States Military Academy, West Point, NY 10996, United States. paulo@shakarian.net

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Area of Science:

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Graph theory
Mathematical biology

Background:

Evolutionary graph theory analyzes population dynamics on graphs.
Estimating mutant fixation probability typically relies on computationally intensive Monte Carlo simulations.
Analytical methods for fixation probabilities on general directed graphs are limited.

Purpose of the Study:

To introduce a novel deterministic framework for computing fixation probabilities.
To extend the framework to calculate expected mutant numbers and analyze related evolutionary models.
To provide bounds for fixation probability with advantageous mutants and estimate fixation time.

Main Methods:

Developed a deterministic framework for fixation probability calculations.
Applied the framework to strongly connected, directed, weighted evolutionary graphs.
Extended the framework to analyze expected mutant numbers and other evolutionary models.

Main Results:

The deterministic framework accurately computes fixation probabilities and expected mutant numbers.
The method significantly outperforms Monte Carlo simulations in speed (several orders of magnitude).
The framework provides non-trivial bounds for advantageous mutants and mean fixation time.

Conclusions:

The novel deterministic framework offers an efficient and accurate alternative to simulations for evolutionary graph theory.
This approach provides valuable insights into synaptic competition in neurology.
The framework's versatility extends to various evolutionary models and graph structures.