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Host: CWI
Sponsor: European ESPRIT OpenMath Consortium
Homepage: http://www.riaca.win.tue.nl/projects/OpenMath/convention/
Organizers: Arjeh M. Cohen
Description:
OpenMath is an emerging standard for communicating semantically-rich representations of mathematical objects between all kinds of computer programs. The
communication can take place between software packages and on the WorldWide Web. The associated tools, which will be developed as part of the project, will
permit the display, manipulation and access of mathematical information stored electronically. OpenMath is highly relevant for heavy industry, working with large
engineering type databases (aerospace, car manufacturing, e.g.) as well as technical and mathematical publishing.
OpenMath intends to provide standards for mechanisms which permit the interactive manipulation of mathematical objects inside a web browser. So far they were not available, despite the overwhelming prevalence of web-based technology. Envisaged results of the OpenMath activities are:
The OpenMath Standard: a mechanism for representing mathematical objects and describing their semantic content; a mechanism for introducing new content and user-extension of the standard. A range of Content Dictionaries: accepted collections of definitions of mathematical concepts. Tools for manipulating OpenMath objects and Content Dictionaries. A range of applications and plug-ins which use OpenMath in several areas, in particular electronic publications, mathematical software packages, and the worldwide web.
Speakers: Michael C. Dewar, Stephen Buswell, James H. Davenport
Submitted by: Arjeh M. Cohen
Date received: April 27, 1999
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