科学发现优先权之争的博弈分析——以微积分发明优先权之争为例

Game Analysis of the Priority Dispute of Scientific Discovery——A Case Study on Disputing of the Priority of Invention of Calculus

科学家为获得科学发现的优先权而进行激烈争论是科学社会学研究的重要内容。以冲突分析见长的博弈论为分析和解决优先权之争提供了一个新视角。本文以牛顿与莱布尼茨关于微积分发明优先权之争为例,运用博弈论对事件的起因和发展过程做了详细分析,以期归纳这一著名科学发现优先权之争留给后人的教训和启示。

It is a very important content in the research of sociology of science that scientists sometimes occur fierce dispute to claim the priority of scientific discovery. Game theory which excels in dispute analysis brings up a new angle to discuss and explain such kind of dispute. Based on the famous dispute between Newton and Leibniz about the priority of invention of calculus, by using of game theory, a case study as well as detailed analysis has done towards the causation and process of the dispute, some lessons and enlightenments for the successors are induced.