Informatics bridges Turing-computation and interactive behaviour; examples of the latter include ubiquitous/pervasive and biological systems. But how does a model of computation fit within a model of less disciplined informatic behaviour? This paper offers a precise treatment of that relationship, identifying a class of calculational bigraphical reactive systems. We show how such a system contains a confluent calculation sub-model, and how calculation only ever enables, never prevents, informatic behaviour of the larger model. We submit these results as a modest but essential beginning of a unified informatic theory.
Place of Publication | Copenhagen |
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Publisher | IT University of Copenhagen |
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Edition | TR-2011-147 |
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Number of pages | 28 |
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ISBN (Electronic) | 978-87-7949.246-21 |
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Publication status | Published - Dec 2011 |
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Externally published | Yes |
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Series | IT University Technical Report Series |
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Number | TR-2011-147 |
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ISSN | 1600-6100 |
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