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- N-1-1-020.23 Mathematics, by Flemming Topsoe*, <topsoe@euromath.dk>
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- An issue of central importance for efficient electronic interchange
- and processing of mathematical documents is that of standard
- representation. In order not to limit future possibilities, the
- representation should reflect structure, i.e., mathematical semantic
- content (rather than layout). A completely faithful representation is
- neither feasible nor desirable.
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- The best chance to achieve a result within a short time horizon seems
- to be to agree on a selection of DTD's (Document Type Definitions) in
- the sense of SGML (Standardized General Markup Language) in order to
- define types of Mathematical Documents (Articles, Expressions, etc.).
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- A committee with an aim as indicated above has just been formed as a
- sub-committee of a committee sponsored by AAP (American Association of
- Publishers). The committee is chaired by William B. Woolf of the AMS
- (American Mathematical Society) and will base its work on suggestions
- and results already obtained by the following organizations or
- projects:
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- AAP
- AMS
- Arbortext
- Euromath Project,
- ISO (TR 9573)
- TEI (Text Encoding Initiative)
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- It is an absolute necessity that professional mathematicians take an
- active part in this work. Interested persons should contact the
- chairman, W.B.Woolf <WBW@MATH.AMS.COM>.
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- *Professor, University of Copenhagen, Mathematical Institute
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