George Rebane
In ‘Fair Division 101’ I introduced readers to the field of fair division algorithms and presented a powerful and easy-to-use two-party algorithm derived from the literature which I named FD01. At the conclusion of that dissertation I offered a method for extending FD01 for use by more than two parties. The method works but is a bit clunky to apply. Since then I have developed a slick multi-party version dubbed FD02 which retains the correctness, format, and all the simplicity of FD01. FD02 is suitable for online implementation, and can be used in adjudicating wills, dissolving partnerships, mergers & acquisitions, and private occasions requiring the fair division of an identified set of assets. You can download the short paper ( Download TN1808-1_FD02) describing it and the MS Excel™ spreadsheet ( Download FairDivisionAlgo_FD02) that is fun to play with, demonstrates its implementation, and can be modified or used as is in the realworld. Enjoy.
So THIS is what I was told about. I do believe my lawyer applied this formula to one of my cases. Thanks Dr. R.
Posted by: Walt | 01 September 2018 at 03:14 PM
Walt 314pm - That's a remarkable report Mr Branson. I'm not aware of anyone in the legal profession even being aware that there is a fair division sector of technology - actually it properly belongs under decision theory. Can you email me the contact info on your lawyer? Thanks.
Posted by: George Rebane | 01 September 2018 at 03:26 PM
You know him Dr.R. He told me about what you came up with a few years ago. He didn't have any name for it. He just referred to it as "George's mathematical formula". That was about six or so years ago.
Now to try and find your email address.. It's been a few computer crashes ago as well.
Posted by: Walt | 01 September 2018 at 03:49 PM