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Siegfried, Tom,1950-

John Nash, game theory, and the modern quest for a code of nature

Tom Siegfried

Joseph Henry Press

c2006

viii, 264 p. ill. 24 cm

Includes bibliographical references (p. 230-247) and index. , Smithʹs Hand Searching for the Code of Nature -- von Neumannʹs Games Game theoryʹs origins -- Nashʹs Equilibrium Game theoryʹs foundation -- Smithʹs Strategies Evolution, altruism, and cooperation -- Freudʹs Dream Games and the brain -- Seldonʹs Solution Game theory, culture, and human nature -- Queteletʹs Statistics and Maxwellʹs Molecules Statistics and society, statistics and physics -- Baconʹs Links Networks, society, and games -- Asimovʹs Vision Psychohistory, or sociophysics? -- Meyerʹs Penny Quantum fun and games -- Pascalʹs Wager Games, probability, information, and ignorance

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