A Semantic Approach to Correctness, of Concurrent Transaction Executions Classic Reprint
Language: English
Published by Forgotten Books, 2018
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- Title
- A Semantic Approach to Correctness, of Concurrent Transaction Executions Classic Reprint
- Author
- Paul G. Spirakis
- Publisher
- Forgotten Books
- Publication year
- 2018
- Condition
- New
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- PAP
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 1332194524
- ISBN 13
- 9781332194520
- Item weight
- 123 grams
Understand how to judge when concurrent transactions are correct, not just fast.
This book examines what makes a schedule of database operations legal, and why some forms of concurrency are safer than others. It explains a new semantic idea called independence and how it helps distinguish between serializable, correct, and racing-free schedules.
Readers will see why traditional serializability can be too restrictive for real systems, and how a middle ground—with an easy membership test—helps balance safety and performance. The discussion uses practical examples and a clear, accessible line of reasoning that stays close to the core concepts of integrity constraints and how transactions interact.
- What correctness means in practice: preserving database integrity, isolating transactions, and avoiding racing
- How independence and semantical consistency differ from purely syntactic tests
- The idea of weak serializability and its implications for real-world scheduling
- Conditions under which a middle class of schedules can be tested efficiently
Ideal for readers of database theory and system design who want a grounded, concept-driven view of how concurrency affects correctness.
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