Networks of reaction systems

In this paper, we study the behavior (processes) of reaction systems where the context is not arbitrary, but it has its own structure. In particular, we consider a model where the context for a reaction system originates from a network of reaction systems. Such a network is formalized as a graph with reaction systems residing at its nodes, where each reaction system contributes to defining the context of all its neighbors. This paper provides a framework for investigating the behavior of reaction systems receiving contexts from networks of reaction systems, provides a characterisation of their state sequences, and considers different topologies of context networks.