Reactive Systems: Modelling, Specification and Verification

Luca Aceto; Anna Ingolfsdottir; Kim G. Larsen; Jiri Srba

ISBN 10: 0521875463 / ISBN 13: 9780521875462

Published by Cambridge University Press, 2007

Ex-library with the usual features. The interior is clean and tight. Binding and cover are good. 284 pages. Seller Inventory # 120801

Synopsis:

Formal methods is the term used to describe the specification and verification of software and software systems using mathematical logic. Various methodologies have been developed and incorporated into software tools. An important subclass is distributed systems. There are many books that look at particular methodologies for such systems, e.g. CSP, process algebra. This book offers a more balanced introduction for graduate students that describes the various approaches, their strengths and weaknesses, and when they are best used. Milner’s CCS and its operational semantics are introduced, together with notions of behavioral equivalence based on bisimulation techniques and with variants of Hennessy-Milner modal logics. Later in the book, the presented theories are extended to take timing issues into account. The book has arisen from various courses taught in Iceland and Denmark and is designed to give students a broad introduction to the area, with exercises throughout.

About the Authors: Luca Aceto is Professor of Computer Science at Reykjavík University, Iceland and Aalborg University, Denmark.

Anna Ingólfsdóttir is Professor of Computer Science at Reykjavík University, Iceland and Aalborg University, Denmark.

Kim G. Larsen is Professor of Computer Science at Aalborg University, Denmark.

Jiri Srba is Associate Professor in Computer Science at Aalborg University, Denmark.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Reactive Systems: Modelling, Specification ...
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication Date: 2007
Binding: Hard Cover
Condition: Good
Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
Book Type: Ex-Library