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Event structure
In
mathematics
and
computer science
, an
event
structure
represents a
set
of
events
, some of which can only be
performed
after another and some of which
might
not be performed together.
Formal
definition
An
event structure
consists of
a set of
events
a
partial
order relation
on called
causal
dependency
,
an
irreflexive
symmetric relation
called
incompatibility
such that
finite
causes
: for every event, the set of predecessors of in is finite
hereditary
conflict
: for every events, if and then.