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Item Details
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ON THE MATHEMATICS OF MODELLING, METAMODELLING, ONTOLOGIES AND MODELLING LANGUAGES
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| By: |
Brian Henderson-Sellers |
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Paperback |
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£35.99 |
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| ISBN 10: |
3642298249 |
| ISBN 13: |
9783642298240 |
| Publisher: |
SPRINGER-VERLAG BERLIN AND HEIDELBERG GMBH & CO. KG |
| Pub. date: |
12 June, 2012 |
| Edition: |
2012 ed. |
| Series: |
SpringerBriefs in Computer Science |
| Pages: |
106 |
| Description: |
The subdisciplines of modelling, metamodelling, ontologies and modelling languages within software engineering have, to some degree, evolved separately and without any underpinning formalisms. This book introduces set theory as a consistent underlying formalism, and shows how a coherent framework can be developed that links these subdisciplines. |
| Synopsis: |
Computing as a discipline is maturing rapidly. However, with maturity often comes a plethora of subdisciplines, which, as time progresses, can become isolationist. The subdisciplines of modelling, metamodelling, ontologies and modelling languages within software engineering e.g. have, to some degree, evolved separately and without any underpinning formalisms. Introducing set theory as a consistent underlying formalism, Brian Henderson-Sellers shows how a coherent framework can be developed that clearly links these four, previously separate, areas of software engineering. In particular, he shows how the incorporation of a foundational ontology can be beneficial in resolving a number of controversial issues in conceptual modelling, especially with regard to the perceived differences between linguistic metamodelling and ontological metamodelling. An explicit consideration of domain-specific modelling languages is also included in his mathematical analysis of models, metamodels, ontologies and modelling languages.This encompassing and detailed presentation of the state-of-the-art in modelling approaches mainly aims at researchers in academia and industry. They will find the principled discussion of the various subdisciplines extremely useful, and they may exploit the unifying approach as a starting point for future research. |
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98 Illustrations, black and white; IX, 106 p. 98 illus. |
| Publication: |
Germany |
| Imprint: |
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K |
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Returnable |
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