Reactive Systems : Modelling, Specification and Verification

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 behavioural 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. Containing case studies and numerous exercises, this title is a broad and accessible introduction to the Hennessy-Milner logic aimed at graduate students and based on taught courses in Iceland and Denmark

accessible Text Describing The Process Algebraic Approach To The Specification And Verification Of Software And Software Systems Using Mathematical Logic.