Local computation with valuations from a commutative semigroup

Annals of Mathematics and Artificial Intelligence

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 51-69

  Lauritzen, S L ^a   Jensen, F V ^a  

^a AALBORG UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

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EID: 0042636776     PISSN: 10122443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1018953016172     Document Type: Article

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