On the existence of maximal elements: An impossibility theorem

DOI10.1016/j.dam.2007.04.013zbMath1142.91406OpenAlexW2067043136MaRDI QIDQ943834

Nikolai S. Kukushkin

Publication date: 10 September 2008

Published in: Discrete Applied Mathematics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dam.2007.04.013

zbMATH Keywords

binary relationmaximal elementnecessary and sufficient conditionpotential game

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Decision theory (91B06) Decision theory for games (91A35)

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