(2005) Synthese 146 (1-2).
Interpreted dynamical systems and qualitative laws
from neural networks to evolutionary systems
Hannes Leitgeb
pp. 189-202
Interpreted dynamical systems are dynamical systems with an additional interpretation mapping by which propositional formulas are assigned to system states. The dynamics of such systems may be described in terms of qualitative laws for which a satisfaction clause is defined. We show that the systems Cand CL of nonmonotonic logic are adequate with respect to the corresponding description of the classes of interpreted ordered and interpreted hierarchical systems, respectively. Inhibition networks, artificial neural networks, logic programs, and evolutionary systems are instances of such interpreted dynamical systems, and thus our results entail that each of them may be described correctly and, in a sense, even completely by qualitative laws that obey the rules of a nonmonotonic logic system.
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DOI: 10.1007/s11229-005-9086-5
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Leitgeb, H. (2005). Interpreted dynamical systems and qualitative laws: from neural networks to evolutionary systems. Synthese 146 (1-2), pp. 189-202.
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