Centre for Discrete and Applicable Mathematics
	CDAM Research Report, LSE-CDAM-2000-10 July 2000

Abstract

Two players are independently placed on a commonly labelled network  X.  They cannot see each other but wish to meet in least expected time. We consider continuous and discrete versions, in which they may move at unit speed or between adjacent distinct nodes, respectively. There are two versions of the problem (asymmetric or symmetric) depending on whether or not we allow the players to use different strategies. After obtaining some optimality conditions for general networks, we specialize to the interval and circle networks. In the first setting, we extend the work of J.V. Howard; in the second we prove a conjecture concerning the optimal symmetric strategy.

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