We introduce the continuous π -calculus, a process algebra for modelling behaviour and variation in molecular systems. Key features of the language are: its expressive succinctness; support for diverse interaction between agents via a flexible network of molecular affinities; and operational semantics for a continuous space of processes. This compositional semantics also gives a modular way to generate conventional differential equations for system behaviour over time. We illustrate these features with a model of an existing biological system, a simple oscillatory pathway in cyanobacteria. We then discuss future research directions, in particular routes to applying the calculus in the study of evolutionary properties of biochemical pathways. © 2008 Springer Berlin Heidelberg.
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Kwiatkowski, M., & Stark, I. (2008). The continuous π-calculus: A process algebra for biochemical modelling. In Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics) (Vol. 5307 LNBI, pp. 103–122). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-88562-7_11
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