Laws of the Game: How the Principles of Nature Govern Chance

Manfred Eigen

ISBN 10: 0691025665 / ISBN 13: 9780691025667

Published by Princeton University Press, 1993

About this Item

Using game theory and examples of actual games people play, this work shows 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. It also presents games derived from scientific models for equilibrium, selection, growth, and the composition of RNA. Translator(s): Kimber, Robert B.; Kimber, Rita. Series: Princeton Science Library. Num Pages: 368 pages, 67 figs., 41 in color. BIC Classification: PBT; PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 141 x 24. Weight in Grams: 434. . 1993. a. Paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Laws of the Game: How the Principles of Nature Govern Chance
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Publication Date: 1993
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0691025665
• ISBN 13: 9780691025667
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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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.

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.