Michael Fisher

An Introduction to Practical Formal Methods Using Temporal Logic

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book provides an introduction to formal methods based on temporal logic, describing techniques for testing and developing complex computational systems, which are used in many engineering methods and applications. A variety of examples, exercises and pointers to more advanced work in this area help to clarify and illustrate topics discussed. An appendix provides an introduction to classical logic, and an accompanying Web site contains links to additional material related to the book, and to a range of systems based on temporal logic.

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The name "temporal logic" may sound complex and daunting; but while they describe potentially complex scenarios, temporal logics are often based on a few simple, and fundamental, concepts - highlighted in this book. An Introduction to Practical Formal Methods Using Temporal Logic provides an introduction to formal methods based on temporal logic, for developing and testing complex computational systems. These methods are supported by many well-developed tools, techniques and results that can be applied to a wide range of systems.

Fisher begins with a full introduction to the subject, covering the basics of temporal logic and using a variety of examples, exercises and pointers to more advanced work to help clarify and illustrate the topics discussed. He goes on to describe how this logic can be used to specify a variety of computational systems, looking at issues of linking specifications, concurrency, communication and composition ability. He then analyses temporal specification techniques such as deductive verification, algorithmic verification, and direct execution to develop and verify computational systems. The final chapter on case studies analyses the potential problems that can occur in a range of engineering applications in the areas of robotics, railway signalling, hardware design, ubiquitous computing, intelligent agents, and information security, and explains how temporal logic can improve their accuracy and reliability.
Models temporal notions and uses them to analyze computational systems
Provides a broad approach to temporal logic across many formal methods - including specification, verification and implementation
Introduces and explains freely available tools based on temporal logics and shows how these can be applied
Presents exercises and pointers to further study in each chapter, as well as an accompanying website providing links to additional systems based upon temporal logic as well as additional material related to the book.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Wiley & Sons
• 1. Auflage
• Seitenzahl: 360
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. Juni 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 251mm x 177mm x 29mm
• Gewicht: 781g
• ISBN-13: 9780470027882
• ISBN-10: 0470027886
• Artikelnr.: 29926365

Autorenporträt

Michael Fisher, Department of Computer Science, University of Liverpool, Liverpool Michael Fisher is currently Professor of Computer Science at the University of Liverpool. He also heads the Logic and Computation research group and is Director of the Liverpool Verification Laboratory. Having been an active member of the research community for over 20 years, Professor Fisher is internationally recognised for his research into logic and computer science, particularly temporal verification, automated reasoning, high-level programming languages and formal methods for multi-agent systems. This has also led him to be programme chair of the International Symposium on Temporal Representation and Reasoning in 2004, and a member of the steering committee for this event. He has co-edited several books, including Advances in Temporal Logic (Kluwer, 2000), Foundations and Applications of Multi-Agent Systems (Springer-Verlag, 2002), Temporal Representation and Reasoning (IEEE Computer Society Press, 2002) and Handbook of Temporal Reasoning in Artificial Intelligence (Elsevier, 2005).

Inhaltsangabe

Preface. 1 Introduction. 1.1 Aims of the book. 1.2 Why temporal logic? 1.3
What is temporal logic? 1.4 Structure of the book. 2 Temporal logic. 2.1
Intuition. 2.2 Syntactic aspects. 2.3 Semantics. 2.4 Reactive system
properties. 2.5 What is temporal logic? 2.6 Normal form. 2.7 Büchi automata
and temporal logic. 2.8 Advanced topics. 2.9 Final exercises. 3
Specification. 3.1 Describing simple behaviours. 3.2 A semantics of
imperative programs. 3.3 Linking specifications. 3.4 Advanced topics. 3.5
Final exercises. 3.6 Where to next? 4 Deduction. 4.1 Temporal proof. 4.2
Clausal temporal resolution. 4.3 The TSPASS system. 4.4 Advanced topics.
4.5 Final exercises. 5 Model checking. 5.1 Algorithmic verification. 5.2
Automata-theoretic model checking. 5.3 The Spin system. 5.4 Advanced
topics. 5.5 Final exercises. 6 Execution. 6.1 From specifications to
programs. 6.2 MetateM: executing temporal formulae. 6.3 The Concurrent
MetateM system. 6.4 Advanced topics. 7 Selected applications. 7.1 Model
checking programs. 7.2 Security protocol analysis. 7.3 Recognizing temporal
patterns. 7.4 Parameterized systems. 7.5 Reasoning with intervals. 7.6
Planning. 8 Summary. A Review of classical logic. A.1 Introduction. A.2
Propositional logic. A.3 Normal forms. A.4 Propositional resolution. A.5
Horn clauses. A.6 First-order logic. B Solutions to exercises. References.
Index.