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100 1 _aSiegfried, Tom,
_d1950-
245 1 2 _aA beautiful math :
_bJohn Nash, game theory, and the modern quest for a code of nature /
_cTom Siegfried.
260 _aWashington, D.C. :
_bJoseph Henry Press,
_cc2006.
300 _aviii, 264 p. :
_bill. ;
_c24 cm.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 230-247) and index.
505 0 _aSmith'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.
533 _aElectronic reproduction.
_bPalo Alto, Calif. :
_cebrary,
_d2009.
_nAvailable via World Wide Web.
_nAccess may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
600 1 0 _aNash, John F.,
_d 1928-
650 0 _aGame theory.
710 2 _aebrary, Inc.
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