A Concurrent Pattern Calculus

Concurrent pattern calculus (CPC) drives interaction between processes by comparing data structures, just as sequential pattern calculus drives computation. By generalising from pattern matching to pattern unification, interaction becomes symmetrical, with information flowing in both directions. CPC...

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Published in:arXiv.org
Main Authors: Given-Wilson, Thomas, Gorla, Daniele, Barry, Jay
Format: Paper
Language:English
Published: Ithaca Cornell University Library, arXiv.org 20.08.2014
Subjects:
Calculus
Coding
Data exchange
Data structures
Pattern matching
ISSN:2331-8422
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Summary:Concurrent pattern calculus (CPC) drives interaction between processes by comparing data structures, just as sequential pattern calculus drives computation. By generalising from pattern matching to pattern unification, interaction becomes symmetrical, with information flowing in both directions. CPC provides a natural language to express trade where information exchange is pivotal to interaction. The unification allows some patterns to be more discriminating than others; hence, the behavioural theory must take this aspect into account, so that bisimulation becomes subject to compatibility of patterns. Many popular process calculi can be encoded in CPC; this allows for a gain in expressiveness, formalised through encodings.
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ISSN:2331-8422
DOI:10.48550/arxiv.1405.1546