Accession Number:

AD0604084

Title:

A VALUE FOR N-PERSON GAMES

Descriptive Note:

Corporate Author:

RAND CORP SANTA MONICA CA

Personal Author(s):

• Shapley, L. S.

Report Date:

1952-03-18

Pagination or Media Count:

15.0

Abstract:

In the finite theory of von Neumann and Morgenstern difficulty in evaluation persists for the essential games, and for only those. In this paper a value is deduced for the essential case and a number of its elementary properties are examined. A set of three axioms, having simple intuitive interpretations, which suffice to determine the value uniquely serves as a starting point.

Descriptors:

• *GAME THEORY
• SET THEORY
• THEOREMS
• FUNCTIONS(MATHEMATICS)
• MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS

Subject Categories:

• Operations Research

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE