Applications of Process Algebra

This book gives applications of the theory of process algebra. or Algebra of Comunicating Processes (ACS).

J. C. M. Baeten (Edited by)

9780521607506, Cambridge University Press

Paperback, published 17 February 2005

332 pages, 50 b/w illus. 30 tables
24.5 x 18.8 x 1.7 cm, 0.59 kg

'A useful and interesting addition to a computer science library.' International Mathematical News

This book gives applications of the theory of process algebra, or Algebra of Communicating Processes (ACP), that is the study of concurrent or communicating processes studied using an algebraic framework. The approach is axiomatic; the authors consider structures that are some set of mostly equational axioms, which are equipped with several operators. Thus the term 'algebra' is used in the model-theoretic sense. The axiomatic approach enables one to organize the field of process theories. The theory is applied systematically to a number of situations, including systolic algorithms, semantics of an object-oriented language, and protocols. It will be welcomed by computer scientists working in parallel programming.

1. An introduction to process algebra J. A. Bergstra and J. W. Klop
2. Two simple protocols F. W. Vaandrager
3. Proving mutual exclusion with process algebra E. R. Nieuwland
4. Process algebra as a tool for the specification and verification of CIM-architectures S. Maauw
5. A process creation mechanism in process algebra J. A. Bergstra
6. Correctness proofs for systolic algorithms: palindromes and sorting L. Kossen and W. P. Weijland
7. Verification of an algorithm for log-time sorting by square comparison J. C. Mulder and W. P. Weijland
8. On the Amoeba protocol J. C. Mulder
9. Process algebra semantics of Popl F. W. Vaandrager
10. Some observations of redundancy in a context F. W. Vaandrager
11. A modular approach to protocol verification using process algebra C. P. J. Koymans and J. C. Mulder.

Subject Areas: Mathematical theory of computation [UYA]