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Positional Games

Author : Dan Hefetz
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3034808259
Total Pages : 154 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (348 download)

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Download or read book Positional Games written by Dan Hefetz and published by Springer. This book was released on 2014-06-13 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This text is based on a lecture course given by the authors in the framework of Oberwolfach Seminars at the Mathematisches Forschungsinstitut Oberwolfach in May, 2013. It is intended to serve as a thorough introduction to the rapidly developing field of positional games. This area constitutes an important branch of combinatorics, whose aim it is to systematically develop an extensive mathematical basis for a variety of two player perfect information games. These ranges from such popular games as Tic-Tac-Toe and Hex to purely abstract games played on graphs and hypergraphs. The subject of positional games is strongly related to several other branches of combinatorics such as Ramsey theory, extremal graph and set theory, and the probabilistic method. These notes cover a variety of topics in positional games, including both classical results and recent important developments. They are presented in an accessible way and are accompanied by exercises of varying difficulty, helping the reader to better understand the theory. The text will benefit both researchers and graduate students in combinatorics and adjacent fields.

Mastering Positional Chess

Author : Daniel Naroditsky
Publisher : New In Chess
ISBN 13 : 9056915606
Total Pages : 429 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (569 download)

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Download or read book Mastering Positional Chess written by Daniel Naroditsky and published by New In Chess. This book was released on 2015-07-16 with total page 429 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mastering Positional Chess is a serious, but entertaining chess instruction book. Daniel started writing it when he realized that his lack of positional understanding was causing him to lose many games.

Markov Decision Processes and Stochastic Positional Games

Author : Dmitrii Lozovanu
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3031401808
Total Pages : 412 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (314 download)

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Book Synopsis Markov Decision Processes and Stochastic Positional Games by : Dmitrii Lozovanu

Download or read book Markov Decision Processes and Stochastic Positional Games written by Dmitrii Lozovanu and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2024-02-13 with total page 412 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents recent findings and results concerning the solutions of especially finite state-space Markov decision problems and determining Nash equilibria for related stochastic games with average and total expected discounted reward payoffs. In addition, it focuses on a new class of stochastic games: stochastic positional games that extend and generalize the classic deterministic positional games. It presents new algorithmic results on the suitable implementation of quasi-monotonic programming techniques. Moreover, the book presents applications of positional games within a class of multi-objective discrete control problems and hierarchical control problems on networks. Given its scope, the book will benefit all researchers and graduate students who are interested in Markov theory, control theory, optimization and games.

The Theory of Positional Games with Applications in Economics

Author : Iosif A. Krass
Publisher : Academic Press
ISBN 13 : 1483258084
Total Pages : 236 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (832 download)

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Book Synopsis The Theory of Positional Games with Applications in Economics by : Iosif A. Krass

Download or read book The Theory of Positional Games with Applications in Economics written by Iosif A. Krass and published by Academic Press. This book was released on 2014-05-12 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Theory of Positional Games with Applications in Economics deals with information and probabilistic extension of games in extensive forms, in normal forms, and to the existence of solutions of infinite games. The text also explains the application of existence of a solution to a von Neumann model with conflict interaction, and the theory of differential games based on Isaac's equations. The text describes in detail the definitions of a difference game, control sets of players, general strategies, optimal behavioral strategies. Isaac's approach to differential games is based primarily on the assumption of the sufficient smoothness of a Bellman's function. Bellman's function becomes smooth if control functions satisfy certain regularity conditions and smoothness conditions. Other approaches to differential games include the geometric properties of games and those of Avner Friedman and Nokolai Krasovsky. The computation of behavioral strategies in the Friedman approach is primarily based on Isaac's approach. Krasovky's approach is somewhat a generalization of both the geometrical approach and Friedman's approximation approach. The book is suitable for economists, statistician, mathematicians, students or professors of economics, business, and games theory.

Positional Chess Handbook

Author : Israel Gelfer
Publisher : Courier Corporation
ISBN 13 : 0486316793
Total Pages : 232 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (863 download)

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Download or read book Positional Chess Handbook written by Israel Gelfer and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2013-07-24 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Learn to develop a more powerful strategic game. Key squares, bad bishops, pawn structures, other examples appear in ascending difficulty, with cross-references. For players at every level. 495 black-and-white illustrations.

Journal of Positional Chess Ideas: Winning Long Games

Author : Scott Elliott
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 1312699663
Total Pages : 181 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (126 download)

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Download or read book Journal of Positional Chess Ideas: Winning Long Games written by Scott Elliott and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2014-11-23 with total page 181 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen is the inspiration behind this book because of his ability to play all phases of the game equally well: opening, middle-game, and endgame. The aim of this book is to improve the positional level of play in all three phases of intermediate tournament players.

Excelling at Positional Chess

Author : Jacob Aagaard
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781857443257
Total Pages : 176 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (432 download)

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Download or read book Excelling at Positional Chess written by Jacob Aagaard and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this unique book, International Master Jacob Aagaard selects many original examples of positional chess, the crème de la crème of those that he uses for training and study.

Game Theory

Author : Leon Aganesovich Petrosi?a?n
Publisher : World Scientific
ISBN 13 : 9814725390
Total Pages : 564 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (147 download)

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Download or read book Game Theory written by Leon Aganesovich Petrosi?a?n and published by World Scientific. This book was released on 2016 with total page 564 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Game theory is a branch of modern applied mathematics that aims to analyze various problems of conflict between parties that have opposed, similar or simply different interests. Games are grouped into several classes according to some important features. In this volume zero-sum two-person games, strategic n-person games in normal form, cooperative games, games in extensive form with complete and incomplete information, differential pursuit games and differential cooperative n-person games are considered.

The Status Game

Author : Will Storr
Publisher : William Collins
ISBN 13 : 9780008354640
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (546 download)

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Download or read book The Status Game written by Will Storr and published by William Collins. This book was released on 2021-09 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Science of Storytelling comes a bold and ambitious investigation of status that will redefine human culture for our times There's something humans desire even more than gold. It's a fundamental drive that's common to all humanity, cutting across race, gender, age and culture. Our need for it is such that exactly how much of it we possess dramatically effects not only our happiness and well-being but also our physical health. It'sstatus, argues Will Storr. You can't understand human behaviour without understanding The Status Game. This game, which we are all playing, is not only the secret of our success, but also of our most evil behaviour. Everything is subordinate to status, and humans aren't unique in our complicity with it. By reflecting on the various ways humans negotiate this game - through status hierarchies, values, myths and sacred markers, Storr gives readers a master class in this most malevolent of social mysteries.

Theory of Games and Statistical Decisions

Author : David A. Blackwell
Publisher : Courier Corporation
ISBN 13 : 0486150895
Total Pages : 388 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (861 download)

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Download or read book Theory of Games and Statistical Decisions written by David A. Blackwell and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2012-06-14 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Evaluating statistical procedures through decision and game theory, as first proposed by Neyman and Pearson and extended by Wald, is the goal of this problem-oriented text in mathematical statistics. First-year graduate students in statistics and other students with a background in statistical theory and advanced calculus will find a rigorous, thorough presentation of statistical decision theory treated as a special case of game theory. The work of Borel, von Neumann, and Morgenstern in game theory, of prime importance to decision theory, is covered in its relevant aspects: reduction of games to normal forms, the minimax theorem, and the utility theorem. With this introduction, Blackwell and Professor Girshick look at: Values and Optimal Strategies in Games; General Structure of Statistical Games; Utility and Principles of Choice; Classes of Optimal Strategies; Fixed Sample-Size Games with Finite Ω and with Finite A; Sufficient Statistics and the Invariance Principle; Sequential Games; Bayes and Minimax Sequential Procedures; Estimation; and Comparison of Experiments. A few topics not directly applicable to statistics, such as perfect information theory, are also discussed. Prerequisites for full understanding of the procedures in this book include knowledge of elementary analysis, and some familiarity with matrices, determinants, and linear dependence. For purposes of formal development, only discrete distributions are used, though continuous distributions are employed as illustrations. The number and variety of problems presented will be welcomed by all students, computer experts, and others using statistics and game theory. This comprehensive and sophisticated introduction remains one of the strongest and most useful approaches to a field which today touches areas as diverse as gambling and particle physics.

Data Structures and Algorithms in Java

Author : Michael T. Goodrich
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1118771338
Total Pages : 736 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (187 download)

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Download or read book Data Structures and Algorithms in Java written by Michael T. Goodrich and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2014-01-28 with total page 736 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The design and analysis of efficient data structures has long been recognized as a key component of the Computer Science curriculum. Goodrich, Tomassia and Goldwasser's approach to this classic topic is based on the object-oriented paradigm as the framework of choice for the design of data structures. For each ADT presented in the text, the authors provide an associated Java interface. Concrete data structures realizing the ADTs are provided as Java classes implementing the interfaces. The Java code implementing fundamental data structures in this book is organized in a single Java package, net.datastructures. This package forms a coherent library of data structures and algorithms in Java specifically designed for educational purposes in a way that is complimentary with the Java Collections Framework.

Modern Chess Strategy

Author : Ludek Pachman
Publisher : Courier Corporation
ISBN 13 : 0486135705
Total Pages : 322 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (861 download)

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Download or read book Modern Chess Strategy written by Ludek Pachman and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2012-04-26 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The use of the queen, the active king, exchanges, pawn play, the center, weak squares, more. Often considered the most important book on strategy. 298 diagrams.

Regularity and Positional Games

Author : A. W. Hales
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 7 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (329 download)

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Download or read book Regularity and Positional Games written by A. W. Hales and published by . This book was released on 1962 with total page 7 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

American Chess Bulletin

Author : Hartwig Cassell
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 246 pages
Book Rating : 4.A/5 ( download)

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Download or read book American Chess Bulletin written by Hartwig Cassell and published by . This book was released on 1924 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Gameful World

Author : Steffen P. Walz
Publisher : MIT Press
ISBN 13 : 026202800X
Total Pages : 687 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (62 download)

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Download or read book The Gameful World written by Steffen P. Walz and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 2015-01-16 with total page 687 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What if every part of our everyday life was turned into a game? The implications of “gamification.” What if our whole life were turned into a game? What sounds like the premise of a science fiction novel is today becoming reality as “gamification.” As more and more organizations, practices, products, and services are infused with elements from games and play to make them more engaging, we are witnessing a veritable ludification of culture. Yet while some celebrate gamification as a possible answer to mankind's toughest challenges and others condemn it as a marketing ruse, the question remains: what are the ramifications of this “gameful world”? Can game design energize society and individuals, or will algorithmic incentive systems become our new robot overlords? In this book, more than fifty luminaries from academia and industry examine the key challenges of gamification and the ludification of culture—including Ian Bogost, John M. Carroll, Bernie DeKoven, Bill Gaver, Jane McGonigal, Frank Lantz, Jesse Schell, Kevin Slavin, McKenzie Wark, and Eric Zimmerman. They outline major disciplinary approaches, including rhetorics, economics, psychology, and aesthetics; tackle issues like exploitation or privacy; and survey main application domains such as health, education, design, sustainability, or social media.

Control Under Lack of Information

Author : Andrew N. Krasovskii
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 146122568X
Total Pages : 335 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (612 download)

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Download or read book Control Under Lack of Information written by Andrew N. Krasovskii and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 335 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The mathematical theory of control, essentially developed during the last decades, is used for solving many problems of practical importance. The efficiency of its applications has increased in connection with the refine ment of computer techniques and the corresponding mathematical soft ware. Real-time control schemes that include computer-realized blocks are, for example, attracting ever more attention. The theory of control provides abstract models of controlled systems and the processes realized in them. This theory investigates these models, proposes methods for solv ing the corresponding problems and indicates ways to construct control algorithms and the methods of their computer realization. The usual scheme of control is the following: There is an object F whose state at every time instant t is described by a phase variable x. The object is subjected to a control action u. This action is generated by a control device U. The object is also affected by a disturbance v generated by the environment. The information on the state of the system is supplied to the generator U by the informational variable y. The mathematical character of the variables x, u, v and yare determined by the nature of the system.

Classic Papers in Combinatorics

Author : Ira Gessel
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 0817648429
Total Pages : 487 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (176 download)

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Download or read book Classic Papers in Combinatorics written by Ira Gessel and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2010-10-06 with total page 487 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume surveys the development of combinatorics since 1930 by presenting in chronological order the fundamental results of the subject proved in over five decades of original papers by: T. van Aardenne-Ehrenfest.- R.L. Brooks.- N.G. de Bruijn.- G.F. Clements.- H.H. Crapo.- R.P. Dilworth.- J. Edmonds.- P. Erdös.- L.R. Ford, Jr.- D.R. Fulkerson.- D. Gale.- L. Geissinger.- I.J. Good.- R.L. Graham.- A.W. Hales.- P. Hall.- P.R. Halmos.- R.I. Jewett.- I. Kaplansky.- P.W. Kasteleyn.- G. Katona.- D.J. Kleitman.- K. Leeb.- B. Lindström.- L. Lovász.- D. Lubell.- C. St. J.A. Nash-Williams.- G. Pólya.-R. Rado.- F.P. Ramsey.- G.-C. Rota.- B.L. Rothschild.- H.J. Ryser.- C. Schensted.- M.P. Schützenberger.- R.P. Stanley.- G. Szekeres.- W.T. Tutte.- H.E. Vaughan.- H. Whitney.