Contributions to the Theory of Games, Volume I

by Harold W. Kuhn (Editor), Albert William Tucker (Editor)

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A classic treatment of game theory from the acclaimed Annals of Mathematics Studies series

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Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781400881727
Publisher:	Princeton University Press
Publication date:	03/02/2016
Series:	Annals of Mathematics Studies , #24
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	404
File size:	15 MB
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Table of Contents

• Frontmatter, pg. i
• PREFACE, pg. v
• CONTENTS, pg. xv
• 1. THE ELEMENTARY THEORY OF CONVEX POLYHEDRA, pg. 3
• 2. ELEMENTARY PROOF OF A MINIMAX THEOREM DUE TO VON NEUMANN, pg. 19
• 3. BASIC SOLUTIONS OF DISCRETE GAMES, pg. 27
• 4. SOLUTIONS OF FINITE TWO-PERSON GAMES, pg. 37
• 5. SOLUTIONS OF DISCRETE, TWO-PERSON GAMES, pg. 51
• 6. SOLUTIONS OF GAMES BY DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS, pg. 73
• 7. ON SYMMETRIC GAMES, pg. 81
• 8. REDUCTIONS OP GAME MATRICES, pg. 89
• 9. A SIMPLIFIED TWO-PERSON POKER, pg. 97
• 10. A SIMPLE THREE-PERSON POKER GAME, pg. 105
• 11. ISOMORPHISM OF GAMES, AND STRATEGIC EQUIVALENCE, pg. 117
• 12. OPERATOR TREATMENT OF MINMAX PRINCIPLE, pg. 133
• 13. ON A THEOREM OF VILLE, pg. 155
• 14. POLYNOMIAL GAMES, pg. 161
• 15. GAMES WITH CONTINUOUS, CONVEX PAY-OFF, pg. 181
• BIBLIOGRAPHY, pg. 193