Algorithmic Game Theory
Algorithmic Game Theory

Author: Spyros Kontogiannis

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2010-10-06

Total Pages: 370

ISBN-13: 3642161693

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Thepresentvolumewasdevotedto thethirdeditionofthe InternationalSym- sium on Algorithmic Game Theory (SAGT), an interdisciplinary scienti?c event intended to provide a forum for researchers as well as practitioners to exchange innovative ideas and to be aware of each other's e?orts and results. SAGT 2010 took place in Athens, on October 18–20, 2010. The present volume contains all contributed papers presented at SAGT 2010 together with the distinguished invited lectures of Amos Fiat (Tel-Aviv University, Israel), and Paul Goldberg (University of Liverpool, UK). The two invited papers are presented at the - ginning of the proceedings, while the regular papers follow in alphabetical order (by the authors' names). In response to the call for papers, the Program Committee (PC) received 61 submissions.Amongthesubmissionswerefour paperswith atleastonecoauthor that was also a PC member of SAGT 2010. For these PC-coauthored papers, anindependent subcommittee (EliasKoutsoupias,PaulG. Spirakis,andXiaotie Deng) made the judgment, and eventually two of these papers were proposedfor inclusion in the Scienti?c Program. For the remaining 57 (non-PC-coauthored) papers, the PC of SAGT 2010 conducted a thorough evaluation (at least 3, and on average 3.9 reviews per paper) and electronic discussion, and eventually selected 26 papers for inclusion in the Scienti?c Program. An additional tutorial, “Games Played in Physics”, was also provided in SAGT 2010, courtesy of the academic research network Algogames (A??o?a????o) of the University of Patras.

Theory of Cryptography
Theory of Cryptography

Author: Ran Canetti

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2008-02-26

Total Pages: 656

ISBN-13: 3540785248

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This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the Fifth Theory of Cryptography Conference, TCC 2008. It covers the paradigms, approaches and techniques used to conceptualize, define and provide solutions to natural cryptographic problems.

Combinatorial Organic Chemistry
Combinatorial Organic Chemistry

Author: Sherif El-Basil

Publisher: Nova Publishers

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 246

ISBN-13: 9781560727446

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This is a book which considers several isomer-enumeration methods in organic chemistry. Three main topics are exemplified here: viz., theorem of polya, coset representation theory and marks of a group (method of Fujita) and wreath and generalized wreath product groups (method of Balasubramanian). Rigorous proofs have been replaced by an example-oriented, intuitive approach which exposes many problems of real chemical importance.

Combinatorial Optimization and Applications
Combinatorial Optimization and Applications

Author: Zhao Zhang

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2014-11-13

Total Pages: 776

ISBN-13: 3319126911

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This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Combinatorial Optimization and Applications, COCOA 2014, held on the island of Maui, Hawaii, USA, in December 2014. The 56 full papers included in the book were carefully reviewed and selected from 133 submissions. Topics covered include classic combinatorial optimization; geometric optimization; network optimization; optimization in graphs; applied optimization; CSoNet; and complexity, cryptography, and games.

The Hermitian Two Matrix Model with an Even Quartic Potential
The Hermitian Two Matrix Model with an Even Quartic Potential

Author: Maurice Duits

Publisher: American Mathematical Soc.

Published: 2012

Total Pages: 118

ISBN-13: 0821869280

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The authors consider the two matrix model with an even quartic potential $W(y)=y^4/4+\alpha y^2/2$ and an even polynomial potential $V(x)$. The main result of the paper is the formulation of a vector equilibrium problem for the limiting mean density for the eigenvalues of one of the matrices $M_1$. The vector equilibrium problem is defined for three measures, with external fields on the first and third measures and an upper constraint on the second measure. The proof is based on a steepest descent analysis of a $4\times4$ matrix valued Riemann-Hilbert problem that characterizes the correlation kernel for the eigenvalues of $M_1$. The authors' results generalize earlier results for the case $\alpha=0$, where the external field on the third measure was not present.

The Mathematical Gardner
The Mathematical Gardner

Author: David A. Klarner

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2012-12-06

Total Pages: 393

ISBN-13: 1468466860

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-~- T he articles in this book are dedicated to Martin Gardner, the world's greatest expositor and popularizer of mathematics. While our papers are confined to this single subject, Gardner's interests and accomplishments have a wide range of subjects. Hence, we have entitled the book the Mathematical Gardner, and would like to see other volumes such as the Magical, the Literary, the Philosophical, or the Scientific Gardner accompany it. Of course, our title is also an appropriate pun, for Martin Gardner's relationship to the mathematical community is similar to a gardener's relationship to a beautiful flower garden. The contributors to this volume comprise only a small part of a large body of mathematicians whose work has been nurtured by its exposition in "Mathematical Games"; Martin's column which appears every month in Scientific American. More than just a mathematical journalist, Martin connects his readers by passing along problems and information and stimulating creative activity. Thus, he is a force behind the scenes as well as a public figure. Two people were particularly helpful in putting this book together.