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Towards a formal semantics for concurrent logic programming languages

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Third International Conference on Logic Programming (ICLP 1986)

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A method for giving a formal semantics of concurrent logic programming languages is proposed. It is shown how the semantics can be defined in terms of a concurrent execution model, based on Milner's CCS (Calculus of Communicating Systems). The method is illustrated by describing the main features of Relational Language, Concurrent Prolog and Guarded Horn Clauses.

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  1. Upmail, Uppsala University, P.O. Box 2059, S-750 02, Uppsala, Sweden

    Lennart Beckman

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Beckman, L. (1986). Towards a formal semantics for concurrent logic programming languages. In: Shapiro, E. (eds) Third International Conference on Logic Programming. ICLP 1986. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 225. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-16492-8_86

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