We propose a representation of concurrent actions; rather than invent a new formalism, we model them within the standard situation calculus by introducing the notions of global ac...
We investigate the range of applicability of Baker's approach to the frame problem using an action language. We show that for temporal projection and deterministic domains, B...
We consider the frame problem, that is, char acterizing the assumption that properties tend to persist over time. We show that there are at least three distinct assumptions that...
Abstract. The following problem will be considered: from scattered examples on the behavior of a dynamic system induce a description of the system. For the induced description to b...
This paper addresses the frame problem for programming theories that support both sharing and encapsulation through specification variables. The concept of dynamic frames is introd...
We give examples of situations where formal specifications of procedures in the standard pre/postcondition style become lengthy, cumbersome and difficult to change, a problem whic...
Alexander Borgida, John Mylopoulos, Raymond Reiter
Successor state axioms are an optimal solution to the famous Frame Problem in reasoning about actions--but only as far as its representational aspect is concerned. We show how by g...