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    ELECTRONIC NEWSLETTER ON  REASONING ABOUT ACTIONS AND CHANGE        
Issue 98073             Editor: Erik Sandewall             30.9.1998
    Back issues available at http://www.ida.liu.se/ext/etai/rac/
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                    *********  TODAY  *********

                         ---  DEBATES  ---

One the day of the deadline - September 30 - we have one finalized 
submission for the invited collection of standard reference papers, and
several more that will be ready "in the next few days". We therefore
decided to extend the deadline somewhat. Anyway, the discussion for
comparing and relating the contributions shall be able to start within
a week. Michael's paper is available for study and comment immediately,
of course.

The article submitted by Iliano Cervesato, Massimo Franceschet, and
Angelo Montanari has finished its discussion period, the authors have
submitted a revised version, and the paper is now being sent to
referees as usual. The revised version of the paper is accessible via
the review protocol page.





              *********  ETAI PUBLICATIONS  *********

                ---  RECEIVED RESEARCH ARTICLES  ---

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        |  AUTHOR: Michael Thielscher
        |  TITLE:  Introduction to the Fluent Calculus
        |  PAPER:  http://www.ida.liu.se/ext/epa/cis/1998/013/tcover.html
        |          [provisional]
        |  REVIEW: http://www.ida.liu.se/ext/etai/ra/rac/013/
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The present introduction to the Fluent Calculus is intended as an
ETAI reference article. It summarizes basic definitions and concepts
in the Fluent Calculus, and is intended as a reference for future
articles where the calculus is used.


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