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Department of Mathematics,
Department of Mathematics,
University of California San Diego
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Food For Thought Seminar
Neal Harris
UCSD
Arrow's Impossibility Theorem
Abstract:
In 1951, Kenneth Arrow showed that under a reasonable definition of 'fair', there is no fair election system in a society of at least two individuals with at least three options. We'll make this statement into a precise theorem, prove it, and then discuss a generalization. While axioms and choice will both appear in this talk, the Axiom of Choice will not.
February 12, 2009
10:00 AM
AP&M 7321
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