Kuhn, HW
The Essential John Nash
- ISBN 13:
- 9780691096100
- author:
- Kuhn, HW
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Princeton University Press
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2007
- Pages:
- 272
- Dimensions:
- 15.3 x 1.6 x 22.6 centimetres (0
- Genre:
- Game theory
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
The Essential John Nash presents the full range of John Nash's diverse contributions to game theory and pure mathematics. This collection includes nine of his most influential papers, written over the decade beginning in 1949, as well as his Nobel citation and autobiography.
Nash's work spans a wide field, from Riemannian geometry and partial differential equations to economics and nuclear strategy. The book also features an introduction by Harold Kuhn, providing personal insights into Nash's life and work, as well as a photo essay chronicling his career from student days at Princeton to the present.
With this collection of papers and writings, readers can gain insight into the mind of one of the most influential mathematicians of the 20th century. A unique opportunity to understand Nash's intellectual inquiry and its impact on various fields.