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A decomposition of the class of semiconvex games

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The paper studies the classSC N of cooperative games with player setN which have the semiconvexity property.SC N is decomposed into an algebraic sum of convex cones of games for which generating sets are available. The union of these sets thus forms a generating set forSC N. Special attention is paid to one of the considered cones, in the decomposition ofSC N. In particular, the so called airport savings gamesW y, ℝN, defined byw y (S)=Σ jεS Y i −max jεS Y j for 0 ≠SN, are emphasized.

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In dieser Arbeit wird die KlasseSC N von kooperativen Spielen mit SpielermengeN, welche die Semikonvexität-Eigenschaft besizt, untersucht.SC N wird in die algebraische summe von konvexen Kegeln von Spielen zerlegt für welche erzeugende Mengen verfügbar sind. Die Vereinigung dieser Mengen bildet dann eine erzeugende Menge fürSC N. Einem der betrachteten Kegel der Zerlegung wird besondere Aufmerksamkeit geschenkt. Es werden speziell die sog. “Airport savings” Spielew y, ℝN welche durchw y (S)=Σ jεS Y i −max jεS Y j für 0 ≠SN definiert sindm betrachtet,

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This work is part of the Ph.D. thesis of the first author (Derks 1991).

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Derks, J.J.M., Driessen, T.S.H. A decomposition of the class of semiconvex games. OR Spektrum 15, 133–137 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02733713

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