Computational field model: toward a new computing model/methodology for open distributed environment

Abstract

This paper proposes a new computing model called computational field model forsolving a problem in an object-oriented open distributed environment. In this model,we envisage an open-ended distributed environment as a continuous computationalfield. We introduce the notion of mass, distance, gravitational force, repulsive force,and inertia of objects to define a metric space for the field, so that objects migrateto their (sub)optimal (or satisfactory) locations. We also propose a...