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ERIC Number: EJ971004
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2010-Sep
Pages: 13
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ISSN: ISSN-0746-8342
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A Geometric Approach to Fair Division
Barbanel, Julius
College Mathematics Journal, v41 n4 p268-280 Sep 2010
We wish to divide a cake among some collection of people (who may have very different notions of the comparative value of pieces of cake) in a way that is both "fair" and "efficient." We explore the meaning of these terms, introduce two geometric tools to aid our analysis, and present a proof (due to Dietrich Weller) that establishes the existence of cake divisions that are both fair and efficient.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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