TR available: variable binding

[Ron Sun]

          On Variable Binding in Connectionist Networks
                           by   Ron Sun

  This paper deals with the problem of variable binding in connectionist networks.
  Specifically, a more thorough solution to the variable binding problem based on
  the {\it Discrete Neuron} formalism is proposed and a number of issues arising 
  in the solution are examined in relation to logic: consistency checking, binding 
  generation, unification, and functions, etc.  We analyze what is needed in order 
  to resolve these issues, and based on this analysis, a procedure is developed
  for systematically setting up connectionist networks for variable binding.
  The DN formaism is used as a descriptive tool and the solution based on the DN 
  formalism can be readily mapped to simple types of neural networks. 
  This solution compares favorably to similar solutions in simplicity and 
  completeness.

To appear in: Connection Science, Vol.4, No.2. 1992
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              in: pub/neuroprose
No hardcopy available.

FTP procedure:
        unix> ftp archive.cis.ohio-state.edu (or 128.146.8.52)
        Name: anonymous
        Password: neuron
        ftp> cd pub/neuroprose
        ftp> binary
        ftp> get sun.variable.ps.Z
        ftp> quit
        unix> uncompress sun.variable.ps.Z
        unix> lpr sun.variable.ps (or however you print postscript)