Shizuo Kakutani is a prominent Japanese mathematician known for his work in functional analysis, game theory, and the Kakutani fixed-point theorem. The Kakutani fixed-point theorem is a generalization of Brouwer's fixed-point theorem and is significant in various fields, including economics and game theory, as it provides conditions under which a fixed point exists in a compact, convex set.
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