An embedding of a utility space in an ordered vector space.

Melvin Hausner, J. G. Wendel

ResearchPublished 1951

A demonstration that any utility space may be embedded in an ordered vector space where p-mixtures correspond to convex combination and order is preserved.

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  • Year: 1951
  • Pages: 4
  • Document Number: RM-698

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Hausner, Melvin and J. G. Wendel, An embedding of a utility space in an ordered vector space. Santa Monica, CA: RAND Corporation, 1951. https://www.rand.org/pubs/research_memoranda/RM698.html.
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