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Chases and escapes : the mathematics of pursuit and evasion /

We all played tag when we were kids. What most of us don't realize is that this simple chase game is in fact an application of pursuit theory, and that the same principles of games like tag, dodgeball, and hide-and-seek are also at play in military strategy, high-seas chases by the Coast Guard,...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Nahin, Paul J.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2012, ©2007.
Colección:Princeton puzzlers.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:We all played tag when we were kids. What most of us don't realize is that this simple chase game is in fact an application of pursuit theory, and that the same principles of games like tag, dodgeball, and hide-and-seek are also at play in military strategy, high-seas chases by the Coast Guard, and even romantic pursuits. In Chases and Escapes, Paul Nahin gives us the first complete history of this fascinating area of mathematics, from its classical analytical beginnings to the present day. Drawing on game theory, geometry, linear algebra, target-tracking algorithms, and much more, Nahin a.
Notas:"Third printing, and first paperback printing, with a new preface, for the Princeton Puzzlers series, 2012."
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xxviii, 253 pages) : illustrations.
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781400842063
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