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Modal Logics are Coalgebraic

Modal Logics are Coalgebraic
Modal Logics are Coalgebraic
Applications of modal logics are abundant in computer science, and a large number of structurally different modal logics have been successfully employed in a diverse spectrum of application contexts. Coalgebraic semantics, on the other hand, provides a uniform and encompassing view on the large variety of specific logics used in particular domains. The coalgebraic approach is generic and compositional: tools and techniques simultaneously apply to a large class of application areas and can moreover be combined in a modular way. In particular, this facilitates a pick-and-choose approach to domain specific formalisms, applicable across the entire scope of application areas, leading to generic software tools that are easier to design, to implement, and to maintain. This paper substantiates the authors' firm belief that the systematic exploitation of this coalgebraic nature will not only have impact on the field of modal logic itself but also lead to significant progress in a number of areas within computer science, such as knowledge representation and concurrency/mobility.
Modal Logic, Coalgebraic Semantics, Knowledge Representation, Mobility and Concurrency
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Kurz, Alexander
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Pattinson, Dirk
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Schröder, Lutz
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Venema, Yde
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Abramsky, Samson
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Gelenbe, Erol
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Sassone, Vladimiro
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Abramsky, Samson
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Gelenbe, Erol
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Cirstea, Corina, Kurz, Alexander, Pattinson, Dirk, Schröder, Lutz and Venema, Yde (2008) Modal Logics are Coalgebraic. Abramsky, Samson, Gelenbe, Erol and Sassone, Vladimiro (eds.) Visions of Computer Science 2008.

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Applications of modal logics are abundant in computer science, and a large number of structurally different modal logics have been successfully employed in a diverse spectrum of application contexts. Coalgebraic semantics, on the other hand, provides a uniform and encompassing view on the large variety of specific logics used in particular domains. The coalgebraic approach is generic and compositional: tools and techniques simultaneously apply to a large class of application areas and can moreover be combined in a modular way. In particular, this facilitates a pick-and-choose approach to domain specific formalisms, applicable across the entire scope of application areas, leading to generic software tools that are easier to design, to implement, and to maintain. This paper substantiates the authors' firm belief that the systematic exploitation of this coalgebraic nature will not only have impact on the field of modal logic itself but also lead to significant progress in a number of areas within computer science, such as knowledge representation and concurrency/mobility.

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Published date: 2008
Venue - Dates: Visions of Computer Science 2008, 2008-01-01
Keywords: Modal Logic, Coalgebraic Semantics, Knowledge Representation, Mobility and Concurrency
Organisations: Web & Internet Science, Electronic & Software Systems

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Local EPrints ID: 266889
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/266889
PURE UUID: 93d3bb48-bf22-4d58-b3d2-00de9ebab5d0
ORCID for Corina Cirstea: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0003-3165-5678

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Date deposited: 07 Nov 2008 22:50
Last modified: 15 Mar 2024 03:18

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Author: Corina Cirstea ORCID iD
Author: Alexander Kurz
Author: Dirk Pattinson
Author: Lutz Schröder
Author: Yde Venema
Editor: Samson Abramsky
Editor: Erol Gelenbe
Editor: Vladimiro Sassone

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