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Two-Person Zero-Sum Games [electronic resource] / by Alan Washburn.

By: Washburn, Alan [author.].
Contributor(s): SpringerLink (Online service).
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookSeries: International Series in Operations Research & Management Science: 201Publisher: Boston, MA : Springer US : Imprint: Springer, 2014Edition: 4th ed. 2014.Description: XV, 199 p. 62 illus., 12 illus. in color. online resource.Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9781461490500.Subject(s): Business | Operations research | Decision making | Management science | Probabilities | Business and Management | Operation Research/Decision Theory | Probability Theory and Stochastic Processes | Operations Research, Management ScienceAdditional physical formats: Printed edition:: No titleDDC classification: 658.40301 Online resources: Click here to access online
Contents:
Single Person Background -- Maxmin Versus Minmax -- Matrix Games -- Markov (Multistage) Games -- Games with a Continuum of Strategies -- Blotto Games -- Network Interdiction -- Search Games -- Miscellaneous Games.
In: Springer eBooksSummary: Two-person zero-sum game theory deals with situations that are perfectly competitive-there are exactly two decision makers for whom there is no possibility of cooperation or compromise. It is the most fundamental part of game theory, and the part most commonly applied. There are diverse applications to military battles, sports, parlor games, economics and politics. The theory was born in World War II, and has by now matured into a significant and tractable body of knowledge about competitive decision making. The advent of modern, powerful computers has enabled the solution of many games that were once beyond computational reach. Two-Person Zero-Sum Games, 4th Ed. offers an up-to-date introduction to the subject, especially its computational aspects. Any finite game can be solved by the brute force method of enumerating all possible strategies and then applying linear programming. The trouble is that many interesting games have far too many strategies to enumerate, even with the aid of computers. After introducing ideas, terminology, and the brute force method in the initial chapters, the rest of the book is devoted to classes of games that can be solved without enumerating every strategy. Numerous examples are given, as well as an extensive set of exercises. Many of the exercises are keyed to sheets of an included Excel workbook that can be freely downloaded from the SpringerExtras website. This new edition can be used as either a reference book or as a textbook.
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Single Person Background -- Maxmin Versus Minmax -- Matrix Games -- Markov (Multistage) Games -- Games with a Continuum of Strategies -- Blotto Games -- Network Interdiction -- Search Games -- Miscellaneous Games.

Two-person zero-sum game theory deals with situations that are perfectly competitive-there are exactly two decision makers for whom there is no possibility of cooperation or compromise. It is the most fundamental part of game theory, and the part most commonly applied. There are diverse applications to military battles, sports, parlor games, economics and politics. The theory was born in World War II, and has by now matured into a significant and tractable body of knowledge about competitive decision making. The advent of modern, powerful computers has enabled the solution of many games that were once beyond computational reach. Two-Person Zero-Sum Games, 4th Ed. offers an up-to-date introduction to the subject, especially its computational aspects. Any finite game can be solved by the brute force method of enumerating all possible strategies and then applying linear programming. The trouble is that many interesting games have far too many strategies to enumerate, even with the aid of computers. After introducing ideas, terminology, and the brute force method in the initial chapters, the rest of the book is devoted to classes of games that can be solved without enumerating every strategy. Numerous examples are given, as well as an extensive set of exercises. Many of the exercises are keyed to sheets of an included Excel workbook that can be freely downloaded from the SpringerExtras website. This new edition can be used as either a reference book or as a textbook.

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