The Mathematics of Pursuit and Evasion
by
Paul J. Nahin
Language: English
Release Date: July 22, 2012
We all played tag when we were kids. What most of us don't realize is that this simple chase game is in fact an application of pursuit theory, and that the same principles of games like tag, dodgeball, and hide-and-seek are also at play in military strategy, high-seas chases by the Coast Guard, and...