{"product_id":"reactive-systems-modelling-specification-and-verification-hardback-9780521875462","title":"Reactive Systems; Modelling, Specification and Verification (Hardback) 9780521875462","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eReactive Systems\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eModelling, Specification and Verification\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAccessible text describing the process algebraic approach to the specification and verification of software and software systems using mathematical logic.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eLuca Aceto (Author), Anna Ingólfsdóttir (Author), Kim Guldstrand Larsen (Author), Jiri Srba (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521875462, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 9 August 2007\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e302 pages, 28 b\/w illus.  7 tables  188 exercises\u003cbr\u003e24.6 x 18.2 x 2 cm, 0.68 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eFormal 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.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e Part I. A Classic Theory of Reactive Systems: 1. Introduction\u003cbr\u003e 2. The language CCS\u003cbr\u003e 3. Behavioural equivalences\u003cbr\u003e 4. Theory of fixed points and bisimulation equivalence\u003cbr\u003e 5. Hennessy-Milner logic\u003cbr\u003e 6. Hennessy-Milner logic with recursive definitions\u003cbr\u003e 7. Modelling and analysis of mutual exclusion algorithms\u003cbr\u003e Part II. A Theory of Real-Time Systems: 8. Introduction\u003cbr\u003e 9. CCS with time delays\u003cbr\u003e 10. Timed automata\u003cbr\u003e 11. Timed behavioural equivalences\u003cbr\u003e 12. Hennessy-Milner logic with time\u003cbr\u003e 13. Modelling and analysis of Fischer's algorithm\u003cbr\u003e Appendix\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Mathematical theory of computation [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Mathematical theory of computation\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Mathematical%20theory%20of%20computation%20%5BUYA%5D%22\"\u003eUYA\u003c\/a\u003e], Software Engineering [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Software Engineering\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Software%20Engineering%20%5BUMZ%5D%22\"\u003eUMZ\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46004753760536,"sku":"9780521875462","price":66.19,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521875462i_1e7392b7-adf8-4cc9-9e9a-65b2d27ead05.jpg?v=1691358728","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/reactive-systems-modelling-specification-and-verification-hardback-9780521875462","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}