Finite model theory, as understoodhere, is an areaof mathematicallogic that has developed in close connection with applications to computer science, in particular the theory of computational complexity and database theory. One of the fundamental insights of mathematical logic is that our understanding of mathematical phenomena is enriched by elevating the languages we use to describe mathematical structures to objects of explicit study. If mathematics is the science of patterns, then the media through which we discern patterns, as well as the structures in which we discern them, command our...
Finite model theory, as understoodhere, is an areaof mathematicallogic that has developed in close connection with applications to computer science, i...
Mathematical logic and automata theory are two scientific disciplines with a fundamentally close relationship. The authors of "Logic and Automata" take the occasion of the sixtieth birthday of Wolfgang Thomas to present a "tour d'horizon" of automata theory and logic. The twenty papers in this volume cover many different facets of logic and automata theory, emphasizing the connections to other disciplines such as games, algorithms, and semigroup theory, as well as discussing current challenges in the field.
Mathematical logic and automata theory are two scientific disciplines with a fundamentally close relationship. The authors of "Logic and Automata" tak...
