From a9ffe57c61d51dc92d220e973dd5e829bf9cee4e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: JD Maturen Date: Tue, 18 Mar 2014 13:03:07 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] Add sections to dist systems README, provide pointer to specrel paper & the briefest of overviews w/r/t how its related --- distributed_systems/README.md | 10 ++++++++++ 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+) diff --git a/distributed_systems/README.md b/distributed_systems/README.md index f76522d..06cb2f2 100644 --- a/distributed_systems/README.md +++ b/distributed_systems/README.md @@ -1,3 +1,7 @@ +# Distributed Systems + +## External Papers + * [A simple totally ordered broadcast protocol](http://labs.yahoo.com/files/ladis08.pdf) * [Cassandra - A Decentralized Structured Storage System](http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.161.6751&rep=rep1&type=pdf) @@ -67,3 +71,9 @@ * [Viewstamped Replication: A New Primary Copy Method to Support Highly-Available Distributed Systems](http://www.pmg.csail.mit.edu/papers/vr.pdf) * [VL2: A Scalable and Flexible Data Center Network](http://research.microsoft.com/pubs/80693/vl2-sigcomm09-final.pdf) + +## Related Works + +### [“On the Electrodynamics of Moving Bodies” (1905) — Einstein](../historical/physics/on-the-electrodynamics-of-moving-bodies.pdf) + +By solving the [asymmetries](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moving_magnet_and_conductor_problem) that arise in Maxwell’s equations, Einstein’s 1905 paper set the stage for current distributed systems work by demonstrating that there is no absolute frame of reference and by providing an upper bound on the speed of communication.