Lattice Theory in Multi-Agent Systems
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Computer Sciences
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lattice theory
multi-agent systems
semantics
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In this thesis, we argue that (order-) lattice-based multi-agent information systems constitute a broad class of networked multi-agent systems in which relational data is passed between nodes. Mathematically modeled as lattice-valued sheaves, we initiate a discrete Hodge theory with a Laplace operator, analogous to the graph Laplacian and the graph connection Laplacian, acting on assignments of data to the nodes of a Tarski sheaf. The Hodge-Tarski theorem (the main theorem) relates the fixed point theory of this operator, called the Tarski Laplacian, in deference to the Tarski Fixed Point Theorem, to the global sections (consistent global states) of the sheaf. We present novel applications to signal processing and multi-agent semantics and supply a plethora of examples throughout.