Laws of the game : how the principles of nature govern chance /
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| Author / Creator: | Eigen, Manfred, 1927-2019. |
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| Uniform title: | Spiel. English |
| Edition: | 1st American ed. |
| Imprint: | New York : Knopf : Distributed by Random House, 1981. |
| Description: | xiv, 347 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 22 cm. |
| Language: | English German |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/485709 |
| Summary: | 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. Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved. |
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| Item Description: | Translation of Das Spiel. |
| Physical Description: | xiv, 347 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 22 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 0394418069 |
