The Lion and the Christian, and Other Pursuit and Evasion Games

Béla Bollobás ()
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Béla Bollobás: University of Cambridge, Department of Pure Mathematics and Mathematical Statistics

A chapter in An Invitation to Mathematics, 2011, pp 181-193 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract In this note we shall show that a playful question in recreational mathematics can quickly lead to mathematical results and unsolved problems.

Keywords: Winning Strategy; Good Citizen; Full Speed; Pursuit Problem; Polygonal Path (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2011
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-19533-4_12

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