Laws of the Game: How the Principles of Nature Govern Chance - Couverture souple

Eigen, Manfred; Winkler, Ruthild

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0691025665 ISBN 13 : 9780691025667

Editeur : Princeton University Press, 1993

Synopsis

Using game theory and examples of actual games people play, Nobel laureate Manfred Eigen and Ruthild Winkler show how the elements of chance and rules underlie all that happens in the universe, from genetic behavior through economic growth to the composition of music.

To illustrate their argument, the authors turn to classic games--backgammon, bridge, and chess--and relate them to physical, biological, and social applications of probability theory and number theory. Further, they have invented, and present here, more than a dozen playable games derived from scientific models for equilibrium, selection, growth, and even the composition of RNA.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Manfred Eigen and Ruthild Winkler are scientists at the Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry. In 1967 Eigen received the Nobel Prize for chemistry.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Princeton University Press
• Date d'édition: 1993
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0691025665
• ISBN 13: 9780691025667
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 368
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