The Informatics of Time and Events

The management of time and events is central to various domains of informatics, from embedded circuits and software programs in all sorts of objects to musical creation, or the simulation of physical phenomena. Yet this subject receives little attention in classical informatics. This lecture present...

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Main Author: Gérard Berry (auth)
Format: Electronic Book Chapter
Language:English
Published: Collège de France 2015
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Summary:The management of time and events is central to various domains of informatics, from embedded circuits and software programs in all sorts of objects to musical creation, or the simulation of physical phenomena. Yet this subject receives little attention in classical informatics. This lecture presents different types of time and event modelling associated with new programming languages. It discusses the notions of density of the moment and of hierarchical and multiform times created by the rep...
ISBN:9782722604292
Access:Open Access