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Some notions and problems of game theory
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Bull. Amer. Math. Soc. 58 (1952), 591-611
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Additional Information
  • Journal: Bull. Amer. Math. Soc. 58 (1952), 591-611
  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1090/S0002-9904-1952-09648-8
  • MathSciNet review: 0052748