Decidability of parameterized verification
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Decidability of parameterized verification
（Synthesis lectures on distributed computing theory, 13）（Synthesis collection of technology）
Springer, c2022
- : pbk
Available at 1 libraries
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Reprint. Originally published: Morgan & Claypool, c2015
Includes bibliographical references (p. 145-155)
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Description
While the classic model checking problem is to decide whether a finite system satisfies a specification, the goal of parameterized model checking is to decide, given finite systems (n) parameterized by n , whether, for all n , the system (n) satisfies a specification. In this book we consider the important case of (n) being a concurrent system, where the number of replicated processes depends on the parameter n but each process is independent of n. Examples are cache coherence protocols, networks of finite-state agents, and systems that solve mutual exclusion or scheduling problems. Further examples are abstractions of systems, where the processes of the original systems actually depend on the parameter.
The literature in this area has studied a wealth of computational models based on a variety of synchronization and communication primitives, including token passing, broadcast, and guarded transitions. Often, different terminology is used in the literature, and results are based on implicit assumptions. In this book, we introduce a computational model that unites the central synchronization and communication primitives of many models, and unveils hidden assumptions from the literature. We survey existing decidability and undecidability results, and give a systematic view of the basic problems in this exciting research area.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments.- Introduction.- System Model and Specification Languages.- Standard Proof Machinery.- Token-passing Systems.- Rendezvous and Broadcast.- Guarded Protocols.- Ad Hoc Networks.- Related Work.- Parameterized Model Checking Tools.- Conclusions.- Bibliography.- Authors' Biographies .
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