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Laws of the Game: How the Principles of Nature Govern Chance: 10 (Princeton Science Library) - Softcover

Eigen, Manfred; Winkler, Ruthild

 
9780691025667: Laws of the Game: How the Principles of Nature Govern Chance: 10 (Princeton Science Library)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0691025665 ISBN 13: 9780691025667
Publisher: Princeton University Press, 1993

Synopsis

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.

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About the Author

Manfred Eigen and Ruthild Winkler are scientists at the Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry. In 1967 Eigen received the Nobel Prize for chemistry.

From the Back Cover

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. These games, complete with instructions and boards in color, are a source of learning and entertainment.

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Publisher
Princeton University Press
Publication date
1993
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0691025665
ISBN 13 
9780691025667
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
368