Abstract

In models of concurrent processes constraints on the order of events are often represented by partial orders, and schedules of events are then defined using an algebra of standard operations such as sequential and parallel composition. In this dissertation the notion of partial order is replaced by that of a set with a metric which takes values in a given ordered monoid. Partial orders are the simple case of a monoid whose two elements represent the presence or absence of a constraint. An ordered monoid can be seen as a monoidal category, and schedules based on it are categories enriched in the monoid. Algebraic operations on schedules can then be defined as constructions in the category of schedules. These definitions rely on certain properties of a category of schedules, such as closure and completeness. To simplify proofs of these properties, two constructions are defined. The first creates a category of unlabeled schedules from a system of constraints. The second adds labels to unl...

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