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Why is modal logic so robustly decidable?
- OF DIMACS SERIES IN DISCRETE MATHEMATICS AND THEORETICAL COMPUTER SCIENCE, AMERICAN MATHEMATICAL SOCIETY
, 1996
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A Congruence Theorem for Structured Operational Semantics With Predicates
, 1993
"... . We proposed a syntactical format, the path format, for structured operational semantics in which predicates may occur. We proved that strong bisimulation is a congruence for all the operators that can be defined within the path format. To show that this format is useful we provided many examples t ..."
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. We proposed a syntactical format, the path format, for structured operational semantics in which predicates may occur. We proved that strong bisimulation is a congruence for all the operators that can be defined within the path format. To show that this format is useful we provided many examples that we took from the literature about CCS, CSP, and ACP; they do satisfy the path format but no formats proposed by others. The examples include concepts like termination, convergence, divergence, weak bisimulation, a zero object, side conditions, functions, real time, discrete time, sequencing, negative premises, negative conclusions, and priorities (or a combination of these notions). Key Words & Phrases: structured operational semantics, term deduction system, transition system specification, structured state system, labelled transition system, strong bisimulation, congruence theorem, predicate. 1980 Mathematics Subject Classification (1985 Revision): 68Q05, 68Q55. CR Categories: D.3.1...
Modal logics for mobile processes
- Theoretical Computer Science
, 1993
"... In process algebras, bisimulation equivalence is typically de-ned directly in terms of the operational rules of action � it also has an alternative characterization in terms of a simple modal logic (sometimes called Hennessy-Milner logic). This paper rst de nes two forms of bisimulation equivalence ..."
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In process algebras, bisimulation equivalence is typically de-ned directly in terms of the operational rules of action � it also has an alternative characterization in terms of a simple modal logic (sometimes called Hennessy-Milner logic). This paper rst de nes two forms of bisimulation equivalence for the-calculus, a process algebra which allows dynamic recon guration among processes � it then explores a family of possible logics, with di erent modalop-erators. It is proven that two of these logics characterize the two bisimulation equivalences. Also, the relative expressive power of all the logics is exhibited as a lattice. The results are applicable to most value-passing process algebras. 1
The Proof-Theory and Semantics of Intuitionistic Modal Logic
, 1994
"... Possible world semantics underlies many of the applications of modal logic in computer science and philosophy. The standard theory arises from interpreting the semantic definitions in the ordinary meta-theory of informal classical mathematics. If, however, the same semantic definitions are interpret ..."
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Possible world semantics underlies many of the applications of modal logic in computer science and philosophy. The standard theory arises from interpreting the semantic definitions in the ordinary meta-theory of informal classical mathematics. If, however, the same semantic definitions are interpreted in an intuitionistic metatheory then the induced modal logics no longer satisfy certain intuitionistically invalid principles. This thesis investigates the intuitionistic modal logics that arise in this way. Natural deduction systems for various intuitionistic modal logics are presented. From one point of view, these systems are self-justifying in that a possible world interpretation of the modalities can be read off directly from the inference rules. A technical justification is given by the faithfulness of translations into intuitionistic first-order logic. It is also established that, in many cases, the natural deduction systems induce well-known intuitionistic modal logics, previously given by Hilbertstyle axiomatizations. The main benefit of the natural deduction systems over axiomatizations is their
Model checking partial state spaces with 3-valued temporal logics.
- In CAV,
, 1999
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Priorities in process algebra
, 1999
"... This chapter surveys the semantic rami cations of extending traditional process algebras with notions of priority that allow for some transitions to be given precedence over others. The need for these enriched formalisms arises when one wishes to model system features such asinterrupts, prioritized ..."
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This chapter surveys the semantic rami cations of extending traditional process algebras with notions of priority that allow for some transitions to be given precedence over others. The need for these enriched formalisms arises when one wishes to model system features such asinterrupts, prioritized choice, orreal-time behavior. Approaches to priority in process algebras can be classi ed according to whether the induced notion of pre-emption on transitions is global or local and whether priorities are static or dynamic. Early work in the area concentrated on global preemption and static priorities and led to formalisms for modeling interrupts and aspects of real-time, such as maximal progress, in centralized computing environments. More recent research has investigated localized notions of pre-emption in which the distribution of systems is taken into account, as well as dynamic priority approaches, i.e., those where priority values may change as systems evolve. The latter allows one to model behavioral phenomena such as scheduling algorithms and also enables the e cient encoding of real-time semantics. Technically, this chapter studies the di erent models of priorities by presenting extensions of Milner's Calculus of Communicating Systems (CCS) with static and dynamic priority as well as with notions of global and local pre-emption. In each case the operational semantics of CCS is modi ed appropriately, behavioral theories based on strong and weak bisimulation are given, and related approaches for di erent process-algebraic settings are discussed.
Equivalence notions and model minimization in Markov decision processes
, 2003
"... Many stochastic planning problems can be represented using Markov Decision Processes (MDPs). A difficulty with using these MDP representations is that the common algorithms for solving them run in time polynomial in the size of the state space, where this size is extremely large for most real-world ..."
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Many stochastic planning problems can be represented using Markov Decision Processes (MDPs). A difficulty with using these MDP representations is that the common algorithms for solving them run in time polynomial in the size of the state space, where this size is extremely large for most real-world planning problems of interest. Recent AI research has addressed this problem by representing the MDP in a factored form. Factored MDPs, however, are not amenable to traditional solution methods that call for an explicit enumeration of the state space. One familiar way to solve MDP problems with very large state spaces is to form a reduced (or aggregated) MDP with the same properties as the original MDP by combining “equivalent ” states. In this paper, we discuss applying this approach to solving factored MDP problems—we avoid enumerating the state space by describing large blocks of “equivalent” states in factored form, with the block descriptions being inferred directly from the original factored representation. The resulting reduced MDP may have exponentially fewer states than the original factored MDP, and can then be solved using traditional methods. The reduced MDP found depends on the notion of equivalence between states used in the aggregation. The notion of equivalence chosen will be fundamental in designing and analyzing
Tableau-Based Model Checking in the Propositional Mu-Calculus
- Acta Informatica
, 1990
"... This paper describes a procedure, based around the construction of tableau proofs, for determining whether finite-state systems enjoy properties formulated in the propositional mu-calculus. It presents a tableau-based proof system for the logic and proves it sound and complete, and it discusses tech ..."
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This paper describes a procedure, based around the construction of tableau proofs, for determining whether finite-state systems enjoy properties formulated in the propositional mu-calculus. It presents a tableau-based proof system for the logic and proves it sound and complete, and it discusses techniques for the efficient construction of proofs that states enjoy properties expressed in the logic. The approach is the basis of an ongoing implementation of a model checker in the Concurrency Workbench, an automated tool for the analysis of concurrent systems. 1 Introduction One area of program verification that has proven amenable to automation involves the analysis of finite-state processes. While computer systems in general are not finite-state, many interesting ones, including a variety of communication protocols and hardware systems, are, and their finitary nature enables the development and implementation of decision procedures that test for various properties. Model checking has p...
Verification on Infinite Structures
, 2000
"... In this chapter, we present a hierarchy of infinite-state systems based on the primitive operations of sequential and parallel composition; the hierarchy includes a variety of commonly-studied classes of systems such as context-free and pushdown automata, and Petri net processes. We then examine the ..."
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In this chapter, we present a hierarchy of infinite-state systems based on the primitive operations of sequential and parallel composition; the hierarchy includes a variety of commonly-studied classes of systems such as context-free and pushdown automata, and Petri net processes. We then examine the equivalence and regularity checking problems for these classes, with special emphasis on bisimulation equivalence, stressing the structural techniques which have been devised for solving these problems. Finally, we explore the model checking problem over these classes with respect to various linear- and branching-time temporal logics.
