TY - CHAP PB - Springer A1 - Bruni, Roberto A1 - Gadducci, Fabio A1 - Lluch-Lafuente, Alberto T3 - Lecture Notes in Computer Science SP - 205 Y1 - 2010/// ED - Wirsing, Martin ED - Hofmann, Martin ED - Rauschmayer, Axel SN - 978-3-642-15639-7 M1 - 6084 N2 - We define an algebraic theory of hierarchical graphs, whose axioms characterise graph isomorphism: two terms are equated exactly when they represent the same graph. Our algebra can be understood as a high-level language for describing graphs with a node-sharing, embedding structure, and it is then well suited for defining graphical representations of software models where nesting and linking are key aspects. AV - public TI - An Algebra of Hierarchical Graphs UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-15640-3_14 N1 - © Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2010. The final publication is available at www.springerlink.com. ID - eprints144 T2 - Trustworthly Global Computing (TCG 2010) EP - 221 ER -