Automatic Verification of Sequential Infinite-State Processes

Download or read book Automatic Verification of Sequential Infinite-State Processes written by Olaf Burkart and published by Springer. This book was released on 2003-08-06 with total page 169 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A common approach in software engineering is to apply during the design phase a variety of structured techniques like top-down design, decomposition and abstraction, while only subsequently, in the implementation phase, is the design tested to ensure reliability. But this approach neglects that central aspects of software design and program development have a strong formal character which admits tool support for the construction of reliable and correct computer systems based on formal reasoning. This monograph provides much information both for theoreticians interested in algebraic theories, and for software engineers building practically relevant tools. The author presents the theoretical foundations needed for the verification of reactive, sequential infinite-state systems.