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This paper has two purposes. The immediate purpose is to point out some difficulties with the tracing procedure of Harsanyi and Selten, and show how they can be dealt with. The other purpose is to describe the theory of semi-algebraic sets and a few of its applications in game theory.
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Schanuel, S.H., Simon, L.K., Zame, W.R. (1991). The Algebraic Geometry of Games and the Tracing Procedure. In: Selten, R. (eds) Game Equilibrium Models II. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-07365-0_3
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