Continuous utility functions through scales

Theory and Decision

Volumn 64, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 479-494

  Alcantud, J C R ^a   Bosi, G ^b   Campion M J ^c   Candeal, J C ^d   Indurain E ^c   Rodriguez Palmero C ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALAMANCA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

^c PUBLIC UNIVERSITY OF NAVARRE   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

^e UNIVERSITY OF VALLADOLID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Continuous utility representations; Decreasing scales; Separating scales; Total preorders

Indexed keywords

FUNCTION EVALUATION; NUMERICAL METHODS; PROBLEM SOLVING; THEOREM PROVING; UTILITY PROGRAMS;

CONTINUOUS UTILITY REPRESENTATIONS; DECREASING SCALES; SEPARATING SCALES; TOTAL PREORDERS;

CONTINUOUS TIME SYSTEMS;

EID: 43149123101     PISSN: 00405833     EISSN: 15737187     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11238-007-9025-7     Document Type: Article

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