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John von Neumann's work in the theory of games and mathematical economics
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Kuhn, H. W.; Tucker, A. W. John von Neumann's work in the theory of games and mathematical economics. Bull. Amer. Math. Soc. 64 (1958), 100--122. https://projecteuclid.org/euclid.bams/1183522375
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