Suppose that an m-simplex is partitioned into n convex regions having
disjoint interiors and distinct labels, and we may learn the label of any point
by querying it. The learning objective is to know, for any point in the
simplex, a label that occurs within some distance ϵ from that point.
We present two algorithms for this task: Constant-Dimension Generalised Binary
Search (CD-GBS), which for constant m uses poly(n,log(ϵ1)) queries, and Constant-Region Generalised Binary
Search (CR-GBS), which uses CD-GBS as a subroutine and for constant n uses
poly(m,log(ϵ1)) queries.
We show via Kakutani's fixed-point theorem that these algorithms provide
bounds on the best-response query complexity of computing approximate
well-supported equilibria of bimatrix games in which one of the players has a
constant number of pure strategies. We also partially extend our results to
games with multiple players, establishing further query complexity bounds for
computing approximate well-supported equilibria in this setting.Comment: 38 pages, 7 figures, second version strengthens lower bound in
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