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Abstract Computing Machines

A Lambda Calculus Perspective

By: Werner Kluge

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Hardcover | 18 February 2005

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The book addresses ways and means of organizing computations, highlighting the relationship between algorithms and the basic mechanisms and runtime structures necessary to execute them using machines. It completely abstracts from concrete programming languages and machine architectures, taking instead the lambda calculus as the basic programming and program execution model to design various abstract machines for its correct implementation.The emphasis is on fully normalizing machines based on a full-fledged beta-reduction as an essential prerequisite for symbolic computations that treat functions and variables truly as first-class objects. Their weakly normalizing counterparts are shown to be functional abstract machines that sacrifice the flavors of full beta-reductions for decidedly simpler runtime structures and improved runtime efficiency. Further downgrading of the lambda calculus leads to classical imperative (von Neumann) machines that permit side-effecting operations on the runtime environment.

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"This remarkable monograph is an extremely well-written and pleasant and reading about abstract computing machines ... . The author chooses a somewhat 'imperative' approach to teaching, which results in the survey of a vast number of concepts provided with many useful examples. The expository style is most favourable, which could be of special value for a reader with no strong background in the area. ... Altogether, this is a book worth reading." (Vladimir Komendantsky, Mathematical Reviews, Issue 2007 k)

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Non-Fiction Computing & I.T.Computer Science Mathematical Theory of Computation Mathematics Mathematical Foundation Mathematical Logic Calculus & Mathematical Analysis Computer Programming & Software Development Programming & Scripting Languages Computer Architecture & Logic Design

Preliminary
Algorithms and Programs
An Algorithmic Language
The Lambda Calculus
The SE(M)CD-Machine
Towards Full-fledged Lambda Calculus Machines
Head-order Graph Reduction
The B-Machine
The G-Machine
The p-RED Machinery
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Abstract Computing Machines

A Lambda Calculus Perspective

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