Following Kohlberg-Mertens [8, 1986], we investigate an axiomatic approach to non-cooperative solution concepts. A basic question in this program is identifying a backward-induction axiom (for general games). We show that three axioms—Existence, Rationality, and Difference—together characterize backward induction in perfect-information games satisfying a “single payoff condition.” We discuss im...

We identify a class of discontinuous normal-form gameswhosemembers possess strategically stable sets, defined according to an infinite-game extension of Kohlberg and Mertens’s (1986) equilibrium concept, and show that, generically, a set is stable if and only if it contains a single Nash equilibrium. © 2011 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

Edith Wharton’s novel Ethan Frome is usually but inaccurately classified as Naturalistic. Naturalistic works typically feature characters constrained by their environment, social circumstances, or personal struggles. This article rejects that characterization. Careful application of the naturalistic model indicates novel’s major elements setting, structure, characters, and theme do not fit mode...

We were able, for the first time, to synthesize and characterize Pt derivatives with a structural shape similar to vitamin E, having a metalla-chromane core. The formation reaction mechanism includes an unexpected highly selective ortho aromatic electrophilic substitution on phenol, operated by [PtCl(eta(1)-C(2)H(4)OR)(N-N)], R = Me or Ph, and a final cyclization step. The X-ray structure of on...

Controlling the bio-inspired redox conversion of Co(II)–disulfide compounds to their related Co(III)–thiolate complexes is a perplexing task as factors triggering this reaction are not fully understood. Three disulfide ligands 2,2?–disulfanediylbis(N,N-bis((3,5–dimethyl-1H–pyrazol–1–yl)methyl)ethan-1-amine) (LmpzSSLmpz), 3,3?-disulfanedylbis(N,N-bis(pyridin-2-ylmethyl)propan-1-amine) (LpSSLp), ...