On optimal solutions to the firing squad synchronization problem

Theoretical Computer Science

Volumn 168, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 367-404

  Mazoyer, Jacques ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GRAPH THEORY; PROBLEM SOLVING; SYNCHRONIZATION;

CELLULAR AUTOMATA; FIRING SQUAD SYNCHRONIZATION PROBLEM (FSSP);

FINITE AUTOMATA;

EID: 0030289137     PISSN: 03043975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3975(96)00084-9     Document Type: Article

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