Modeling Time in Computing

Models that include a notion of time are ubiquitous in disciplines such as the natural sciences, engineering, philosophy, and linguistics, but in computing the abstractions provided by the traditional models are problematic and the discipline has spawned many novel models. This book is a systematic...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Authors: Furia, Carlo A. (Author), Mandrioli, Dino (Author), Morzenti, Angelo (Author), Rossi, Matteo (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2012.
Edition:1st ed. 2012.
Series:Monographs in Theoretical Computer Science. An EATCS Series,
Subjects:
Computer science.
Computers.
Computer science-Mathematics.
Artificial intelligence.
Theory of Computation.
Computer Hardware.
Mathematics of Computing.
Artificial Intelligence.
Online Access:Texto Completo
Table of Contents:
  • Chap. 1 It's About Time
  • Chap. 2 Languages and Interpretations
  • Chap. 3 Dimensions of the Time Modeling Problem
  • Chap. 4 Dynamical Systems
  • Chap. 5 Time in Hardware Modeling and Design
  • Chap. 6 Time in the Analysis of Algorithms
  • Chap. 7 Synchronous Abstract Machines
  • Chap. 8 Asynchronous Abstract Machines: Petri Nets
  • Chap. 9 Logic-Based Formalisms
  • Chap. 10 Algebraic Formalisms
  • Chap. 11 Dual-Language Approaches
  • Chap. 12 Time Is up
  • References
  • Index.

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