Solution to a problem of guarding territory (Q1073723)
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Solution to a problem of guarding territory (English)
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1986
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There are two players on the plane: an invader I with maximal speed \(v>1\) and a defender D with maximal speed 1. It is shown that the disk of radius \(rv(v-1)^{-1}\) (where r denotes the ''destruction radius'' of the defender) is the domain of largest area which can be guarded by the defender.
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problem of guarding territory
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strategies
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planar two-person game
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invader
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defender
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