Websites on Asynchronous Computability: Algebraic Topology and Concurrency Reports applying methods in algebraic topology to concurrent computation. Maintained by Stefan Sokolowski. Algebraic Topology and Distributed Computing Powerpoint tutorials by Maurice Herlihy at Brown University. A Historical Note on `Geometry and Concurrency' Online report by Eric Goubault, surveying the field from its prehistory in terms of classical interleaving and non-interleaving analyses of concurrency, through to modern applications of simplicial sets to fault tolerant computation. The Part-Time Parliament Technical report by Leslie Lamport characterising a reliability issue in distributed networks in terms of a fictional parliament's constitution. Scientific American: Computers without Clocks Asynchronous chips improve computer performance by Ivan E. Sutherland and Jo Ebergen
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