11 Questions
In which field is game theory extensively used?
Economics
What type of games did traditional game theory address?
Two-person zero-sum games
Who provided the original proof for mixed-strategy equilibria in two-person zero-sum games?
John von Neumann
What mathematical concept did John von Neumann's original proof use?
Brouwer fixed-point theorem
What did the second edition of 'Theory of Games and Economic Behavior' by John von Neumann and Oskar Morgenstern provide an axiomatic theory of?
Expected utility
Which theorem became a standard method in game theory and mathematical economics due to John von Neumann's original proof?
Brouwer fixed-point theorem
Who was awarded the Crafoord Prize for his application of evolutionary game theory in 1999?
John Maynard Smith
In which year did Pascal and Huygens develop the concept of expectation on reasoning about the structure of games of chance?
1650s
Who published De ratiociniis in ludo aleæ (On Reasoning in Games of Chance) in 1657?
Huygens
In which publication did Antoine Augustin Cournot present a solution that is the Nash equilibrium of the game?
Recherches sur les principes mathématiques de la théorie des richesses
Who proved that the optimal chess strategy is strictly determined?
Ernst Zermelo
Test your knowledge of game theory, a study of mathematical models of strategic interactions among rational agents. Learn about its applications in economics, logic, systems science, and computer science. Explore traditional two-person zero-sum games and the wider range of behavioral relations addressed in the 21st century.
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