Duelling idiots and Abel sums
The result's identifiers
Result code in IS VaVaI
<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F00216208%3A11320%2F23%3A10473953" target="_blank" >RIV/00216208:11320/23:10473953 - isvavai.cz</a>
Result on the web
<a href="https://verso.is.cuni.cz/pub/verso.fpl?fname=obd_publikace_handle&handle=0GWIdS7vXi" target="_blank" >https://verso.is.cuni.cz/pub/verso.fpl?fname=obd_publikace_handle&handle=0GWIdS7vXi</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00029890.2023.2206323" target="_blank" >10.1080/00029890.2023.2206323</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Duelling idiots and Abel sums
Original language description
We investigate a puzzle involving the winning probabilities in a duel of two players. The problem of calculating limiting probabilities leads to the summation of a divergent infinite series. The solution admits a generalization that applies to a wide class of duels.
Czech name
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
J<sub>imp</sub> - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
10101 - Pure mathematics
Result continuities
Project
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Continuities
I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace
Others
Publication year
2023
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
The American Mathematical Monthly
ISSN
0002-9890
e-ISSN
1930-0972
Volume of the periodical
130
Issue of the periodical within the volume
7
Country of publishing house
US - UNITED STATES
Number of pages
9
Pages from-to
647-655
UT code for WoS article
000989125300001
EID of the result in the Scopus database
2-s2.0-85159625893