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"The challenge of dividing an asset fairly, from cakes to more important properties, is of great practical importance in many situations. Since the famous Polish school of mathematicians (Steinhaus, Banach, and Knaster) introduced and described algorithms for the fair division problem in the 1940s, the concept has been widely popularized. This book gathers into one readable and inclusive source a comprehensive discussion of the state of the art in cake-cutting problems for both the novice and the professional. It offers a complete treatment of all cake-cutting algorithms under all the considered definitions of ""fair"" and presents them in a coherent, reader-friendly manner. Robertson and Webb have brought this elegant problem to life for both the bright high school student and the professional researcher."

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Author:   Jack Robertson ,  William Webb
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Inc
Imprint:   A K Peters
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.90cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.498kg
ISBN:  

9781568810768

ISBN 10:   1568810768
Pages:   177
Publication Date:   15 July 1998
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Cake-Cutting Algorithms will engage and challenge both veteran and novice mathematicians... -Francis Edward Su, American Mathematical Monthly , March 2000

Cake-Cutting Algorithms will engage and challenge both veteran and novice mathematicians... -- Francis Edward Su, American Mathematical Monthly , March 2000

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