Chases and Escapes

Chases and Escapes
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Publisher : Princeton University Press
Total Pages : 285
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ISBN-10 : 9781400842063
ISBN-13 : 1400842069
Rating : 4/5 (63 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Chases and Escapes by : Paul Nahin

Download or read book Chases and Escapes written by Paul Nahin and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2012-07-22 with total page 285 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 also offers an array of challenging puzzles with their historical background and broader applications. Chases and Escapes includes solutions to all problems and provides computer programs that readers can use for their own cutting-edge analysis. Now with a gripping new preface on how the Enola Gay escaped the shock wave from the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima, this book will appeal to anyone interested in the mathematics that underlie pursuit and evasion. Some images inside the book are unavailable due to digital copyright restrictions.


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