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Outline of a Mathematical Theory of Computation

Dana Scott
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However, Scott does realize that the approach argued for above is simply an argument for an approach that accomodates human understanding of computation and that the operational approach must not be ignored because the machines that the programs of study run on are not capable of dealing with such an abstract level of understanding.
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However, Scott does realize that the approach argued for above is simply an argument for an approach that accomodates human understanding of computation and that the operational approach must not be ignored because, as he points out, the machines that the programs of study run on are not capable of dealing with such an abstract level of understanding. That is, the computaional approach should not be abandoned because the machines that we build operate on that lower level.

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Mechanizable proofs about parallel processes

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Computable and continuous partial homomorphisms on metric partial algebras

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Recursion and Parameter Mechanisms: An Axiomatic Approach

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