Asynchronous Computability

Algebraic Topology and Concurrency - - Reports applying methods in algebraic topology to concurrent computation. Maintained by Stefan Sokolowski.

Algebraic Topology and Distributed Computing - - Powerpoint tutorials by Maurice Herlihy at Brown University.

A Historical Note on `Geometry and Concurrency' - - Online report by Eric Goubault, surveying the field from its prehistory in terms of classical interleaving and non-interleaving analyses of concurrency, through to modern applications of simplicial sets to fault tolerant computation.

The Part-Time Parliament - - Technical report by Leslie Lamport characterising a reliability issue in distributed networks in terms of a fictional parliament's constitution.

Scientific American: Computers without Clocks - - Asynchronous chips improve computer performance by Ivan E. Sutherland and Jo Eberge.