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Title: LECTURES ON GAME THEORY, MARKOV CHAINS, AND RELATED TOPICS

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/4303063· OSTI ID:4303063

Notes on nine lectures delivered at Sandin Corporation in August 1957 are given. Part one contains the manuscript of a paper concerning a judging problem. Part two is concerned with finite Markov-chain theory amd discusses regular Markov chains, absorbing Markov chains, the classification of states, application to the Leontief input-output model, and semimartingales. Part three contains notes on game theory and covers matrix games, the effect of psychological attitudes on the outcomes of games, extensive games, amd matrix theory applied to mathematical economics. (auth)

Research Organization:
Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
US Atomic Energy Commission (AEC)
DOE Contract Number:
AT(29-1)-789
NSA Number:
NSA-12-011583
OSTI ID:
4303063
Report Number(s):
SCR-11
Resource Relation:
Other Information: Orig. Receipt Date: 31-DEC-58
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English