Systems and Software Verification
Subtitle: Model-Checking Techniques and Tools
By: by Béatrice Bérard, Michel Bidoit, Alain Finkel, François Laroussinie, Antoine Petit, Laure Petrucci, Philippe Schnoebelen, Pierre McKenzie
Contributors: Bidoit, Michel; Finkel, Alain; Laroussinie, François; Petit, Antoine; Petrucci, Laure; Schnoebelen, Philippe; McKenzie, Pierre
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published: 2001
Place of publication: Berlin, Heidelberg
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] :
Number of pages: 190
ISBN-13: 9783642074783; 9783662045589
Subjects: Software engineering; Information Systems; Computer science; Artificial intelligence
Description: Model checking is a powerful approach for the formal verification of software. When applicable, it automatically provides complete proofs of correctness, or explains, via counter-examples, why a system is not correct. This book provides a basic introduction to this new technique. The first part describes in simple terms the theoretical basis of model checking: transition systems as a formal model of systems, temporal logic as a formal language for behavioral properties, and model-checking algorithms. The second part explains how to write rich and structured temporal logic specifications in practice, while the third part surveys some of the major model checkers available.
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