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Correctness properties for multiagent systems

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Correctness properties for multiagent systems. / Singh, Munindar P.; Chopra, Amit K.
Declarative Agent Languages and Technologies VII: 7th International Workshop, DALT 2009, Budapest, Hungary, May 11, 2009. Revised Selected and Invited Papers. ed. / Matteo Baldoni; Jamal Bentahar; M. Birna van Riemsdijk; John Lloyd. Berlin: Springer, 2009. p. 192-207 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science; Vol. 5948).

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Singh, MP & Chopra, AK 2009, Correctness properties for multiagent systems. in M Baldoni, J Bentahar, MBV Riemsdijk & J Lloyd (eds), Declarative Agent Languages and Technologies VII: 7th International Workshop, DALT 2009, Budapest, Hungary, May 11, 2009. Revised Selected and Invited Papers. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol. 5948, Springer, Berlin, pp. 192-207. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-11355-0_12

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Singh, M. P., & Chopra, A. K. (2009). Correctness properties for multiagent systems. In M. Baldoni, J. Bentahar, M. B. V. Riemsdijk, & J. Lloyd (Eds.), Declarative Agent Languages and Technologies VII: 7th International Workshop, DALT 2009, Budapest, Hungary, May 11, 2009. Revised Selected and Invited Papers (pp. 192-207). (Lecture Notes in Computer Science; Vol. 5948). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-11355-0_12

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Singh MP, Chopra AK. Correctness properties for multiagent systems. In Baldoni M, Bentahar J, Riemsdijk MBV, Lloyd J, editors, Declarative Agent Languages and Technologies VII: 7th International Workshop, DALT 2009, Budapest, Hungary, May 11, 2009. Revised Selected and Invited Papers. Berlin: Springer. 2009. p. 192-207. (Lecture Notes in Computer Science). doi: 10.1007/978-3-642-11355-0_12

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Singh, Munindar P. ; Chopra, Amit K. / Correctness properties for multiagent systems. Declarative Agent Languages and Technologies VII: 7th International Workshop, DALT 2009, Budapest, Hungary, May 11, 2009. Revised Selected and Invited Papers. editor / Matteo Baldoni ; Jamal Bentahar ; M. Birna van Riemsdijk ; John Lloyd. Berlin : Springer, 2009. pp. 192-207 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science).

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