John von Neumann's conception of the minimax theorem: A journey through different mathematical contexts

DOI10.1007/s004070100041zbMath0988.01005OpenAlexW1974155983MaRDI QIDQ5952718

Tinne Hoff Kjeldsen

Publication date: 4 July 2002

Published in: Archive for History of Exact Sciences (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/s004070100041

zbMATH Keywords

fixed point theoremsminimax properties

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

History of mathematics in the 20th century (01A60)

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