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Knowledge Dynamics and Behavioural Equivalences in Multi-Agent Systems

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  • Bogdan Aman

    (Institute of Computer Science, Romanian Academy, 700505 Iaşi, Romania
    Faculty of Computer Science, Alexandru Ioan Cuza University, 700506 Iaşi, Romania)

  • Gabriel Ciobanu

    (Faculty of Computer Science, Alexandru Ioan Cuza University, 700506 Iaşi, Romania)

Abstract

We define a process calculus to describe multi-agent systems with timeouts for communication and mobility able to handle knowledge. The knowledge of an agent is represented as sets of trees whose nodes carry information; it is used to decide the interactions with other agents. The evolution of the system with exchanges of knowledge between agents is presented by the operational semantics, capturing the concurrent executions by a multiset of actions in a labelled transition system. Several results concerning the relationship between the agents and their knowledge are presented. We introduce and study some specific behavioural equivalences in multi-agent systems, including a knowledge equivalence able to distinguish two systems based on the interaction of the agents with their local knowledge.

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  • Bogdan Aman & Gabriel Ciobanu, 2021. "Knowledge Dynamics and Behavioural Equivalences in Multi-Agent Systems," Mathematics, MDPI, vol. 9(22), pages 1-26, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jmathe:v:9:y:2021:i:22:p:2869-:d:676988
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    1. Liliya A. Demidova, 2023. "Applied and Computational Mathematics for Digital Environments," Mathematics, MDPI, vol. 11(7), pages 1-5, March.

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