Title

Equivalence is in the Eye of the Beholder

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

6-1997

Publication Title

Theoretical Computer Science

Abstract

In a recent provocative paper, Lamport points out “the insubstantiality of processess” by proving the equivalence of two different decompositions of the same intuitive algorithm by means of temporal formulas. We point out that the correct equivalence of algorithms is itself in the eye of the beholder. We discuss a number of related issues and, in particular, whether algorithms can be proved equivalent directly.

Volume

179

Issue

1-2

First Page

353

Last Page

380

DOI

10.1016/S0304-3975(96)00315-5

ISSN

0304-3975

Rights

© 1997-Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved

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