[2602.15708] Outer Diversity of Structured Domains
Summary
The paper introduces the concept of outer diversity in ordinal preference domains, analyzing its implications for various structured domains in voting theory.
Why It Matters
Understanding outer diversity is crucial for improving electoral systems and decision-making processes. This research could enhance the design of voting mechanisms, ensuring fairer representation and more effective outcomes in elections.
Key Takeaways
- Outer diversity is a new concept in the study of preference domains.
- The paper evaluates outer diversity across several structured domains.
- Findings may influence the design of voting systems and electoral fairness.
- The research contributes to the intersection of computer science and game theory.
- Implications extend to multiagent systems and artificial intelligence.
Computer Science > Computer Science and Game Theory arXiv:2602.15708 (cs) [Submitted on 17 Feb 2026] Title:Outer Diversity of Structured Domains Authors:Piotr Faliszewski, Krzysztof Sornat, Stanisław Szufa, Tomasz Wąs View a PDF of the paper titled Outer Diversity of Structured Domains, by Piotr Faliszewski and 3 other authors View PDF HTML (experimental) Abstract:An ordinal preference domain is a subset of preference orders that the voters are allowed to cast in an election. We introduce and study the notion of outer diversity of a domain and evaluate its value for a number of well-known structured domains, such as the single-peaked, single-crossing, group-separable, and Euclidean ones. Subjects: Computer Science and Game Theory (cs.GT); Artificial Intelligence (cs.AI); Multiagent Systems (cs.MA) Cite as: arXiv:2602.15708 [cs.GT] (or arXiv:2602.15708v1 [cs.GT] for this version) https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2602.15708 Focus to learn more arXiv-issued DOI via DataCite (pending registration) Submission history From: Tomasz Wąs [view email] [v1] Tue, 17 Feb 2026 16:42:05 UTC (3,391 KB) Full-text links: Access Paper: View a PDF of the paper titled Outer Diversity of Structured Domains, by Piotr Faliszewski and 3 other authorsView PDFHTML (experimental)TeX Source view license Current browse context: cs.GT < prev | next > new | recent | 2026-02 Change to browse by: cs cs.AI cs.MA References & Citations NASA ADSGoogle Scholar Semantic Scholar export BibTeX citation Load...