Braess' paradox
Braess' paradox, credited to the mathematician Dietrich Braess, states that sometimes adding extra capacity to a network can reduce overall performance. This is because the equilibrium of such a system is not necessarily optimal.
References
- D. Braess, Über ein Paradoxon aus der Verkehrsplanung. Unternehmensforschung 12, 258 - 268 (1969) http://homepage.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/Dietrich.Braess/paradox.pdf
- A. D. Irvine. How Braess' Paradox Solves Newcomb's Problem. International Studies in Philosophy of Science, Vol. 7 (1993), no. 2, 145-164.
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