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A new group of contributions to the development of this theory by leading experts in the field. The contributors include L. D. Berkovitz, L. E. Dubins, H. Everett, W. H. Fleming, D. Gale, D. Gillette, S. Karlin, J. G. Kemeny, R. Restrepo, H. E. Scarf, M. Sion, G. L. Thompson, P. Wolfe, and others.



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*Frontmatter, pg. i*PREFACE, pg. v*CONTENTS, pg. vii*INTRODUCTION, pg. 1*1. ON GAMES OP SURVIVAL, pg. 15*2. RECURSIVE GAMES, pg. 47*3. FINITARY GAMES, pg. 79*4. APPROXIMATION TO RAYES RISK IN REPEATED PLAY, pg. 97*5. INFORMATION IN GAMES WITH FINITE RESOURCES, pg. 141*6. EFFECTIVE COMPUTABILITY OF WINNING STRATEGIES, pg. 147*7. THE BANACH-MAZUR GAME AND BANACH CATEGORY THEOREM, pg. 159*8. TOPOLOGICAL GAMES WITH PERFECT INFORMATION, pg. 165*9. STOCHASTIC GAMES WITH ZERO STOP PROBABILITIES, pg. 179*10. CARTESIAN PRODUCTS OF TERMINATION GAMES, pg. 189*11. A STUDY OP SIMPLE GAMES THROUGH EXPERIMENTS ON COMPUTING MACHINES, pg. 201*12. GAMES WITH PARTIAL INFORMATION, pg. 213*13. A DISCRETE EVASION GAME, pg. 231*14. AN INFINITE MOVE GAME WITH A LAG, pg. 257*15. THE EFFECT OF PSYCHOLOGICAL ATTITUDES ON THE OUTCOMES OF GAMES, pg. 273*16. ON A GAME WITHOUT A VALUE, pg. 299*17. A RATIONAL GAME ON THE SQUARE, pg. 307*18. TACTICAL PROBLEMS INVOLVING SEVERAL ACTIONS, pg. 313*19. MULTISTAGE POKER MODELS, pg. 337*20. ON GAMES DESCRIBED BY BELL SHAPED KERNELS, pg. 365*21. ON DIFFERENTIAL GAMES WITH SURVIVAL PAYOFF, pg. 393*22. A NOTE ON DIFFERENTIAL GAMES OF PRESCRIBED DURATION, pg. 407*23. ON DIFFERENTIAL GAMES WITH INTEGRAL PAYOFF, pg. 413*Backmatter, pg. 438

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      Publisher: Princeton University Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 21/11/1957
      ISBN13: 9780691079363, 978-0691079363
      ISBN10: 0691079366

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      Book Synopsis

      A new group of contributions to the development of this theory by leading experts in the field. The contributors include L. D. Berkovitz, L. E. Dubins, H. Everett, W. H. Fleming, D. Gale, D. Gillette, S. Karlin, J. G. Kemeny, R. Restrepo, H. E. Scarf, M. Sion, G. L. Thompson, P. Wolfe, and others.



      Table of Contents
      *Frontmatter, pg. i*PREFACE, pg. v*CONTENTS, pg. vii*INTRODUCTION, pg. 1*1. ON GAMES OP SURVIVAL, pg. 15*2. RECURSIVE GAMES, pg. 47*3. FINITARY GAMES, pg. 79*4. APPROXIMATION TO RAYES RISK IN REPEATED PLAY, pg. 97*5. INFORMATION IN GAMES WITH FINITE RESOURCES, pg. 141*6. EFFECTIVE COMPUTABILITY OF WINNING STRATEGIES, pg. 147*7. THE BANACH-MAZUR GAME AND BANACH CATEGORY THEOREM, pg. 159*8. TOPOLOGICAL GAMES WITH PERFECT INFORMATION, pg. 165*9. STOCHASTIC GAMES WITH ZERO STOP PROBABILITIES, pg. 179*10. CARTESIAN PRODUCTS OF TERMINATION GAMES, pg. 189*11. A STUDY OP SIMPLE GAMES THROUGH EXPERIMENTS ON COMPUTING MACHINES, pg. 201*12. GAMES WITH PARTIAL INFORMATION, pg. 213*13. A DISCRETE EVASION GAME, pg. 231*14. AN INFINITE MOVE GAME WITH A LAG, pg. 257*15. THE EFFECT OF PSYCHOLOGICAL ATTITUDES ON THE OUTCOMES OF GAMES, pg. 273*16. ON A GAME WITHOUT A VALUE, pg. 299*17. A RATIONAL GAME ON THE SQUARE, pg. 307*18. TACTICAL PROBLEMS INVOLVING SEVERAL ACTIONS, pg. 313*19. MULTISTAGE POKER MODELS, pg. 337*20. ON GAMES DESCRIBED BY BELL SHAPED KERNELS, pg. 365*21. ON DIFFERENTIAL GAMES WITH SURVIVAL PAYOFF, pg. 393*22. A NOTE ON DIFFERENTIAL GAMES OF PRESCRIBED DURATION, pg. 407*23. ON DIFFERENTIAL GAMES WITH INTEGRAL PAYOFF, pg. 413*Backmatter, pg. 438

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