| 
|
QuoteRef: hewiC8_1977
topics >
all references >
ThesaHelp:
references g-h
Topic:
local vs. global
Topic:
defining a process
Topic:
event time
Topic:
global declarations and variables
Topic:
broadcasting information
Topic:
alias names
Topic:
access to objects by a path
Topic:
names defined by context
Topic:
object and value equivalence
Topic:
unique names
Reference
Hewitt, C., Baker, H., "Laws for communicating parallel processes", Information Processing 77, IFIP, North-Holland, August 1977, pp. 987-992. Google
987 ;;Quote: in distributed computations prefer local state, time and names to global state, time and names
989 ;;Quote: communicating an actor's name to another actor transfers access rights, this is fundamental
990 ;;Quote: the local time axis defines acquaintances (other actors) known at an event
990+ ;;Quote: every actor has a local time axis defined by messages arrival from other actors
990 ;;Quote: without global state must rule out broadcast since 'every actor' is ill-defined
990 ;;Quote: a local name is an encoding of an access path from one actor to another
990 ;;Quote: need path names for access and unique ids for equality testing
ThesaHelp: references g-h (299 items)
Topic: local vs. global (29 items)
Topic: defining a process (20 items)
Topic: event time (44 items)
Topic: global declarations and variables (33 items)
Topic: broadcasting information (18 items)
Topic: alias names (39 items)
Topic: access to objects by a path (13 items)
Topic: names defined by context (36 items)
Topic: object and value equivalence (60 items)
Topic: unique names (57 items)