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SIAMCOMP
2008
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Holographic Algorithms
Leslie Valiant recently proposed a theory of holographic algorithms. These novel algorithms achieve exponential speed-ups for certain computational problems compared to naive algo...
Leslie G. Valiant
IGPL
2007
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Logical and Philosophical Remarks on Quasi-Set Theory
Quasi-set theory is a theory for dealing with collections of indistinguishable objects. In this paper we discuss some logical and philosophical questions involved with such a theo...
Newton C. A. da Costa, Décio Krause
IANDC
2007
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A general mathematics of names
We introduce FMG (Fraenkel-Mostowski Generalised) set theory, a generalisation of FM set theory which allows binding of infinitely many names instead of just finitely many names...
Murdoch Gabbay
FUIN
2007
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Maurer Computers with Single-Thread Control
We present the development of a theory of stored threads and their execution. The work builds upon Maurer’s theory of computer instructions and the thread algebra of Bergstra et ...
Jan A. Bergstra, C. A. Middelburg
JFP
2006
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Consistency of the theory of contexts
The Theory of Contexts is a type-theoretic axiomatization aiming to give a metalogical account of the fundamental notions of variable and context as they appear in Higher stract S...
Anna Bucalo, Furio Honsell, Marino Miculan, Ivan S...
DA
2007
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Decision Analysis: The Right Tool for Auctions
For bidders in standard sealed bid auctions, I believe that decision theory dominates game theory. Even in the design of auctions, decision theory competes well with game theory. ...
Michael H. Rothkopf
JAPLL
2006
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Innovations in computational type theory using Nuprl
For twenty years the Nuprl ("new pearl") system has been used to develop software systems and formal theories of computational mathematics. It has also been used to expl...
Stuart F. Allen, Mark Bickford, Robert L. Constabl...
JAPLL
2006
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Is ZF a hack?: Comparing the complexity of some (formalist interpretations of) foundational systems for mathematics
This paper presents Automath encodings (which also are valid in LF/P) of various kinds of foundations of mathematics. Then it compares these encodings according to their size, to f...
Freek Wiedijk
JITECH
2008
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Towards a theory of organizational information services
: The use of information technology (IT) in organizations has undergone dramatic changes the past 30 years. As a result, it has become increasingly common to adopt a services rathe...
Lars Mathiassen, Carsten Sørensen
CORR
2007
Springer
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Rethinking Information Theory for Mobile Ad Hoc Networks
The subject of this article is the long standing open problem of developing a general capacity theory for wireless networks, particularly a theory capable of describing the fundam...
Jeffrey G. Andrews, Nihar Jindal, Martin Haenggi, ...