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Seeking a solution algorithm to the 3-partition problem
I need to divide 48 pieces of jewelry between 3 inheritors so as to give equal, or nearly equal value, to each. I have learned that this is called the 3-partition problem. I solved …
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Mathematicians working on social choice theory
Can someone tell me which mathematicians are actively working on social choice theory, or point to a place where they may be listed?
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Forcing the existence of a Condorcet Winner
Suppose that there is an election with three candidate and an infinite number of voters whose opinion lie in a two-dimensional issue space according to some distribution, and that …

