On Location: Points About Regions
Title | On Location: Points About Regions |
Publication Type | Technical Report |
Year of Publication | 1990 |
Authors | Ladkin, P., & Crow J. S. |
Other Numbers | 593 |
Abstract | In this paper we formalize Whitehead's construction for inducing point structures from region structures using a primitive relation of connection on regions [Whi79]. Our concern is to formulate a spatiotemporal analogue to the construction of temporal periods/points from events, and is reminiscent of the temporal constructions of Kamp [Kam79] and van Benthem [vBen83]. We compare our interpretation of Whitehead with the Kamp/van Benthem/Russell constructions and find some unresolved issues of interdefinability. Our goal is an apposite formulation of spatiotemporal locations as suggested for Situation Theory by Barwise and Perry [BP83]. |
URL | http://www.icsi.berkeley.edu/pubs/techreports/tr-90-029.pdf |
Bibliographic Notes | ICSI Technical Report TR-90-029 |
Abbreviated Authors | P. B. Ladkin and J. S. Crow |
ICSI Publication Type | Technical Report |