The Tower of Hanoi - Myths and Maths

• Main Authors: Hinz, Andreas M. (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut), Klavžar, Sandi (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut), Petr, Ciril (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Birkhäuser, 2018.
• Edition: 2nd ed. 2018.
• Subjects: Mathematics.; Sequences (Mathematics).; Combinatorics.; Game theory.; Algorithms.; Mathematics, general.; Sequences, Series, Summability.; Game Theory, Economics, Social and Behav. Sciences.; Algorithm Analysis and Problem Complexity.

The solitaire game "The Tower of Hanoi" was invented in the 19th century by the French number theorist Édouard Lucas. The book presents its mathematical theory and offers a survey of the historical development from predecessors up to recent research. In addition to long-standing myths, it...