dobro@ulowell.UUCP (Chet Dobro) (01/30/86)
There was a request for more information about 'simple' Petri-nets. The best place I know is a book called "Petri Net Theory". It is by James Peterson, and is published by Prentice Hall. Not only does it contain a lot of information of all types of Petri Nets, but it also has a very complete bibliography of further referances to look up. Hope it helps. BTW, is there a general interest in Petri Nets out there? I think they are great and would not mind at all more discussion on them. Hope to hear from people. Gryphon P.s.: I am assuming there does not exist a "net.petri" ?...
balcer@gypsy.UUCP (02/03/86)
Thanks for responding to my note. I'm currently doing work (M.S. thesis at Villanova University) in the application of Petri nets to the specification of embedded computer systems. In developing such a specification methodology I found that the nets being created usually fell into the "simple" subclass. Most current papers discuss the other identified subclasses: free-choice, finite-state, and such. There seem to be no references to "simple" nets: Peterson's book only states "No investigation has been done into this particular subclass..." Since Peterson's book (and its bibliography) are several years old I wondered if anyone on the net had recently been doing research in this area. Regarding your idea for a net.petri--I think it's a great idea. Give me a call or send me mail. Marc J. Balcer Siemens Corporate Research and Support, Inc. Princeton Forrestal Center 105 College Road East Princeton, New Jersey 08540 (609) 734-6531 ihnp4!Siemens!gypsy!balcer