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On numbers and games /

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"By defining numbers as the strengths of positions in certain games, the author arrives at a new class, the surreal numbers, that includes both real numbers and ordinal numbers. These surreal numbers are applied in the author's mathematical analysis of game strategies."--Cover.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Conway, John H. (John Horton)
Corporate Author: Taylor & Francis
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Natick, Mass. : A.K. Peters, ©2001.
Edition:2nd ed.
Subjects:
Number theory.
Game theory.
Game Theory
Jeux, Théorie des.
Nombres, Théorie des.
Théorie des nombres.
Théorie des jeux.
Game theory
Number theory
Mathematisches Spiel
Spieltheorie
Transfinite Zahl
Zahlentheorie
Speltheorie.
Getaltheorie.
Teoria dos jogos.
Teoria dos números.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Description
Summary:"By defining numbers as the strengths of positions in certain games, the author arrives at a new class, the surreal numbers, that includes both real numbers and ordinal numbers. These surreal numbers are applied in the author's mathematical analysis of game strategies."--Cover.
Item Description:Includes index.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xi, 242 pages ): illustrations.
ISBN:9780429062438
0429062435