Games and Decisions (Dover Books on Mathema 1.4tics)

Luce, Robert Duncan/ Raiffa, Howard

Dover Publications Inc.（2003/03発売）

• 製本 Paperback:紙装版/ペーパーバック版／ページ数 544 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9780486659435
• DDC分類 519.3

Full Description

"The best book available for non-mathematicians." — Contemporary Psychology. Superb nontechnical introduction to game theory and related disciplines, primarily as applied to the social sciences. Clear, comprehensive coverage of utility theory, 2-person zero-sum games, 2-person non-zero-sum games, n-person games, individual and group decision-making, much more. Appendixes. Bibliography. Graphs and figures.

Contents

1. General Introduction to the Theory of Games
2. Utility Theory
3. Extensive and Normal Forms
4. Two-Person Zero-Sum Games
5. Two-Person Non-Zero-Sum Non-Cooperative Games
6. Two-Person Cooperative Games
7. Theories of n-Person Games in Normal Form
8. Characteristic Functions
9. Solutions
10. psi-Stability
11. Reasonable Outcomes and Value
12. Applications of n-Person Theory
13. Individual Decision Making under Uncertainty
14. Group Decision Making
Appendices
1. A Probabilistic Theory of Utility
2. The Minimax Theorem
3. First Geometrical Interpretation of a Two-Person Zero-Sum Game
4. Second Geometrical Interpretation of a Two-Person Zero-Sum Game
5. Linear Programing and Two-Person Zero-Sum Games
6. Solving Two-Person Zero-Sum Games
7. Games with Infinite Pure Strategy Sets
8. Sequential Compounding of Two-Person Games
Bibliography
Index