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This is a review of the work of John Forbes Nash, jr., and of his contributions to economics and mathematics. It is a written version of a lecture delivered in Varese, on September 14, 2015, on the occasion of the fourth RISM School (www.rism.it).
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Lecture given in Varese on September 14, 2015, on the occasion of the Fourth RI \({\int}\) M School (www.rism.it).
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Ekeland, I. Nash. Milan J. Math. 85, 29–39 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00032-017-0264-y
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