An edition of A Beautiful Math: John Nash, Game Theory, and the Modern Quest for a Code of Nature (2006)

A Beautiful Math

John Nash, Game Theory, And the Modern Quest for a Code of Nature

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An edition of A Beautiful Math: John Nash, Game Theory, and the Modern Quest for a Code of Nature (2006)

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John Nash, Game Theory, And the Modern Quest for a Code of Nature

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Joseph Henry Press
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A Beautiful Math: John Nash, Game Theory, and the Modern Quest for a Code of Nature
January 2006, Joseph Henry Press
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2006, National Academies Press
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"Shortly after 9/11, a Russian scientist named Dmitri Gusev proposed an explanation for the origin of the name Al Qaeda."

Table of Contents

Introduction Page 1 1. Smith's Hand - Searching for the Code of Nature Page 11 2. Von Meumann's Games - Game theory's origins Page 27 3. Nash's Equilibrium - Game theory's foundation Page 51 4. Smith's Strategies - Evolution, altruism, and cooperation Page 73 5. Freud's Dream - Games and the brain Page 93 6. Seldon's Solution - Game theory, culture, and human nature Page 110 7. Quetelet's Statistics and Maxwell's Molecules - Statistics and society, statistics and physics Page 126 8. Bacon's Links - Networks, society, and games Page 144 9. Asimov's Vision - Psychohistory, or sociophysics? Page 164 10. Meyer's Penny - Quantum fun and games Page 182 11. Pascal's Wager - Games, probability, information, and ignorance Page 197 Epilogue Page 217 Appendix: Calculating a Nash Equilibrium Page 225 Notes Page 233 Index Page 249

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QA269 .S574 2006

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Hardcover
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vi, 264 p.
Number of pages
264
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9.1 x 6.3 x 1.1 inches
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1.2 pounds

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OL9353998M
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0309101921
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2006012394
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66527233
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