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Siegfried, Tom, 1950-

A beautiful math : John Nash, game theory, and the modern quest for a code of nature / Tom Siegfried. - Washington, D.C. : Joseph Henry Press, c2006. - viii, 264 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 230-247) and index.

Smith's Hand Searching for the Code of Nature -- von Neumann's Games Game theory's origins -- Nash's Equilibrium Game theory's foundation -- Smith's Strategies Evolution, altruism, and cooperation -- Freud's Dream Games and the brain -- Seldon's Solution Game theory, culture, and human nature -- Quetelet's Statistics and Maxwell's Molecules Statistics and society, statistics and physics -- Bacon's Links Networks, society, and games -- Asimov's Vision Psychohistory, or sociophysics? -- Meyer's Penny Quantum fun and games -- Pascal's Wager Games, probability, information, and ignorance.


Electronic reproduction.
Palo Alto, Calif. :
ebrary,
2009.
Available via World Wide Web.
Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.

ISBN: 0309101921 (hardback) 0309659280 (pdfs) 9780309101929

LCCN: 2006012394

Nat. Bib. No.: GBA693025 bnb

Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: 013590809 Uk

Subjects--Personal Names:
Nash, John F., 1928-

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Game theory.

LC Class. No.: QA269 / .S574 2006

Dewey Class. No.: 519.3