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BL
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637132
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Wer gewinnt das Spiel.English
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| Main Entry
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Mehlmann, Alexander.
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| Title & Author
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The game's afoot! : : game theory in myth and paradox /\ Alexander Mehlmann ; translated by David Kramer.
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| Publication Statement
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Providence, R.I. :: American Mathematical Society,, c2000.
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| Series Statement
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Student mathematical library,; v. 5
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xx, 159 p. :: ill. ;; 22 cm.
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| ISBN
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0821821210 (alk. paper)
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: 9780821821213 (alk. paper)
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 151-156) and index.
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| Contents
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The Glass Bead Game -- Games, Form(ula)s, and Scholars -- Scissors-Stone-Paper -- A Game of Hackenbush -- The Paladins of Game Theory -- Equilibrium and Game as Metaphor -- The Arms Race Dilemma -- Rebel Without a Cause -- The Parable of the Deer Hunt -- The Revenge of the Mutants -- In the Forest of Game Trees -- The Strange Case of Lord Strange -- A Game-Theoretic Bestiary -- Games Against Time -- Duels and Other Affairs of Honor -- The Curse of Irreversibility -- Mephisto's Joust with Doctor Faust -- The Myths of Game Theory -- The Prisoner's Dilemma -- Variants That We Knew -- The Tournament of the Automata -- Foresighted Equilibria -- Gridlock on the Internet -- Paradoxes of Backward Induction -- The Market-Entry Game -- The Chain-Store Paradox -- The Centipede Game -- The Bottle Imp Paradox -- Rituals of Division -- Strategic Accents of Game-Theoretic Scholasticism -- Seeing Through the Opponent -- Common Knowledge -- Going Against the Course of Events -- Odysseus Goes to War -- The Madness of Odysseus -- The Game-Theoretic Model -- Behavioral-Strategic Analysis -- A Postlude in Rhyme.
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| Abstract
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"This AMS edition is a translation tailored for the English-speaking reader. It offers an intriguing look at myths and paradoxes through the lens of game theory, bringing the mathematics into sharper focus at the same time. This book is for those who wish to consider game theory from a perspective that embraces science, literature, and real-life conflict."--BOOK JACKET.
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| Subject
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Game theory.
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| LC Classification
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QA269.M44513 2000
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