Theories of Process and Process Algebras

Dear Colleagues,

Ideas of process have long roots philosophically, dating back to Heraclitus, and in modern times, to the Process Theory of Whitehead. They have been extensively explored in the engineering and computer science literature. Those processes, however, bear minimal resemblance to the processes encountered in biology and the social sciences, which are governed by generativity, transience, fungibility, contextuality, “good enough” and “on-the fly” choices, non-stationary probabilities, non-stationary state spaces, and non-stationary components and structures. These features pose formidable problems for mathematical representation and modeling. This Special Issue on “Theories of Process and Process Algebras” seeks to illuminate these problems and provide both examples for study and possible paths towards solutions. Any approach to the study of complex processes may be considered, though contributions directed towards the biological and social sciences are particularly welcome. Formal topics to be considered include the mathematics of process and process algebras, approaches to describing and modeling dynamical phase spaces, transient networks, fungibility of agents and roles, generativity, contextuality, and the mathematical description of biological functionality.

Dr. William Sulis
Guest Editor

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