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On Numbers and Games
John H. Conway
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Description for On Numbers and Games
Hardcover. Num Pages: 256 pages, 130 Illustrations.(some col.). BIC Classification: PBUD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 512.
ONAG, as the book is commonly known, is one of those rare publications that sprang to life in a moment of creative energy and has remained influential for over a quarter of a century. Originally written to define the relation between the theories of transfinite numbers and mathematical games, the resulting work is a mathematically sophisticated but eminently enjoyable guide to game theory. 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 ... Read more
ONAG, as the book is commonly known, is one of those rare publications that sprang to life in a moment of creative energy and has remained influential for over a quarter of a century. Originally written to define the relation between the theories of transfinite numbers and mathematical games, the resulting work is a mathematically sophisticated but eminently enjoyable guide to game theory. 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 ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Inc United States
Number of pages
256
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
Weight
502g
Number of Pages
254
Place of Publication
Natick, United States
ISBN
9781568811277
SKU
V9781568811277
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About John H. Conway
John H. Conway- John von Neumann Professor of Mathematics, Princeton University
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