In Search of a Compositional Theory of Self-Stabilization
The layered stabilization idea was already in place by the early 2000s, and nothing fundamental seems to have been added since. Frustrating.So I decided to attack the problem using the concrete example I have. I had composed a rely-guarantee TLA+ model of a retry storm as two components with contracts.
- ▪The layered stabilization idea was already in place by the early 2000s, and nothing fundamental seems to have been added since.
- ▪Frustrating.So I decided to attack the problem using the concrete example I have.
- ▪I had composed a rely-guarantee TLA+ model of a retry storm as two components with contracts.
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| Publication time | Mon, 21 Sep 2026 19:04:36 +0000 |
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