There are many situations wherein a group of individuals (e.g., voters) must produce an ordered list of 'best' alternatives selected from a given group of alternatives (e.g., candidates). Standard approaches include ranked voting methods (RVMs) and methods of paired comparisons (MPCs). Typical...

The use of mathematics in physics is not restricted to non-formal use with emphasis on approximation and computability. There is also a domain of creative use of symbolic manipulation as well as of metaphoric imagination that makes applicability in the sciences so effective. The challenge to...