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Topology in process calculus (I): Limit behaviour of agents

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This paper introduces the modifications on actions of a topology on names of actions and the simplest topology on agents induced by a topology on names of actions and shows that the limit behaviour of some agents is compatible with transitional semantics.

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Supported by the National Science Foundation for Excellent Young Scientists, Fok Ying-Tung Education Foundation, the National Research and Development Project of High-Technology and the National Natural Science Foundation of China.

YING Mingsheng graduated from Fuzhou Teachers College in 1981. From 1989 to 1995, he had been in Jiangxi Normal University. In 1996, he joined faculty of Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics. Now, he is a Professor at Theory Group, Department of Computer Science and Technology, Tsinghua University. His research interests include mainly logic and topology in computer science, fuzzy logic, and uncertainty management in artificial intelligence.

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Ying, M. Topology in process calculus (I): Limit behaviour of agents. J. Comput. Sci. & Technol. 14, 328–336 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02948735

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