This paper presents mathematical results that can sometimes be used to simplify the task of reasoning about a default theory, by \splitting it into parts." These so-called Sp...
Abstract. Transactions are commonly described as being ACID: Allor-nothing, Consistent, Isolated and Durable. However, although these words convey a powerful intuition, the ACID pr...
Andrew P. Black, Vincent Cremet, Rachid Guerraoui,...
Inspired by the properties of the refinement development of the Mondex Electronic Purse, we view an isolated atomic action as a family of transitions with a common before-state, an...
Abstract. Human action is goal-directed and must thus be guided by anticipations of wanted action effects. How anticipatory action control is possible and how it can emerge from ex...
Transaction Logic is an extension of classical logic that gracefully integrates both declarative and procedural knowledge and has proved itself as a powerful formalism for many ad...