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    Contributions to the Theory of Games (AM-28), Volume II
    Contributions to the Theory of Games (AM-28), Volume II
    Contributions to the Theory of Games (AM-28), Volume II
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    Contributions to the Theory of Games (AM-28), Volume II

    By Harold William Kuhn and Albert William Tucker

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    These two new collections, numbers 28 and 29 respectively in the Annals of Mathematics Studies, continue the high standard set by the earlier Annals Studies 20 and 24 by bringing together important contributions to the theories of games and of nonlinear differential equations.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPrinceton University Press
    Release dateMar 2, 2016
    ISBN9781400881970
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