What is the connotation of the game theory?

Game theory .also known as game theory,originated in the beginning of this century,in 1994 von Neumann and Morgenstern co-author of "Game Theory and Economic Behavior," laid the theoretical foundation of game theory.Since the 50s of the 20th century,Nash,Selten,Harsanyi,and others to make the final maturity of game theory and into practical.The past 20 years,game theory as the analysis and resolution of conflict and cooperation tools,in the management of science,international politics,ecology and other fields is widely used
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