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Systems of differential equations are exhibited, the solutions of which converge to optimal points, some of which are shown to coincide with classical solution concepts, to wit, the core, the Shapley value, and, under certain conditions, the Nucleolus.
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This work formed part of the author's doctoral dissertation in the Center for Applied Mathethematics at Cornell University, Ithaca, New York and was supported in part by National Science Foundation Grant GP-32314X and by the Office of Naval Research under contract N00014-67-A-0077-0014, task NR 047-094 in the Department of Operations Research of Cornell University.
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Grotte, J.H. Dynamics of cooperative games. Int J Game Theory 5, 27–64 (1976). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01770985
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