Process Algebra: Equational Theories of Communicating Processes
Equational Theories of Communicating Processes
1st Edition
Published on 27. April 2010
978-0-511-71742-0 (ISBN)
Description
Process algebra is a widely accepted and much used technique in the specification and verification of parallel and distributed software systems. This book sets the standard for the field. It assembles the relevant results of most process algebras currently in use, and presents them in a unified framework and notation. The authors describe the theory underlying the development, realization and maintenance of software that occurs in parallel or distributed systems. A system can be specified in the syntax provided, and the axioms can be used to verify that a composed system has the required external behaviour. As examples, two protocols are completely specified and verified in the text: the Alternating-Bit Protocol for Data Communication, and Fischer's Protocol of Mutual Exclusion. The book serves as a reference text for researchers and graduate students in computer science, offering a complete overview of the field and referring to further literature where appropriate.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Cambridge
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Cambridge University Press
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
Worked examples or Exercises; 80 Tables, unspecified; 5 Halftones, black and white; 60 Line drawings, black and white
File size
1,81 MB
ISBN-13
978-0-511-71742-0 (9780511717420)
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J. C. M. Baeten | T. Basten | M. A. Reniers
Process Algebra: Equational Theories of Communicating Processes
Equational Theories of Communicating Processes
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12/2009
Cambridge University Press
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Persons
J. C. M. Baeten is Professor of Formal Methods in the Division of Computer Science at Eindhoven University of Technology, Netherlands. T. Basten is Associate Professor in the Faculty of Electrical Engineering at Eindhoven University of Technology, Netherlands, and Research Fellow at the Embedded Systems Institute, Eindhoven. M. A. Reniers is Assistant Professor in the Division of Computer Science at Eindhoven University of Technology, Netherlands.
Content
Preface; 1. Process algebra; 2. Preliminaries; 3. Transition systems; 4. Basic process theory; 5. Recursion; 6. Sequential processes; 7. Parallel and communicating processes; 8. Abstraction; 9. Timing; 10. Data and states; 11. Features; 12. Semantics; Bibliography; Index of symbols and notations; Index of authors; Index of subjects.
