A. Jesse Jiryu Davis • 8/25/2025

Knowledge and Common Knowledge in a Distributed Environment, Part 2

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This second part of a series analyzes the classic 'coordinated attack' problem (also known as the Two Generals' Problem) from a 1990 paper on distributed systems. It explains why achieving common knowledge—a prerequisite for coordinated action—is impossible in an asynchronous system where messages can be lost or delayed, connecting this to fundamental concepts in distributed computing.

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