Ebook: Logics of Specification Languages
- Genre: Mathematics // Logic
- Tags: Mathematical Logic and Formal Languages, Software Engineering, Logics and Meanings of Programs, Theory of Computation
- Series: Monographs in Theoretical Computer Science. An EATCS Series
- Year: 2008
- Publisher: Springer
- Language: English
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By a specification language we understand a formal system of syntax, semantics and proof rules. The syntax and semantics define a language; the proof rules define a proof system. Specifications are expressions in the language, and reasoning over properties of these specifications is done within the proof system. This book presents comprehensive studies on nine specification languages and their logics of reasoning.
The editors and authors are authorities on these specification languages and their application. Dedicated chapters address: the use of ASM (Abstract State Machines) in the classroom; the Event-B modelling method; a methodological guide to CafeOBJ logic; CASL, the Common Algebraic Specification Language; the Duration Calculus; the logic of the RAISE specification language (RSL); the specification language TLA+; the typed logic of partial functions and the Vienna Development Method (VDM); and Z logic and its applications. Each chapter is self-contained, with references, and symbol and concept indexes. Finally, in a unique feature, the book closes with short commentaries on the specification languages written by researchers closely associated with their original development.
With extensive references and pointers to future developments, this book will be of interest to researchers and graduate students engaged with formal specification languages.
By a specification language we understand a formal system of syntax, semantics and proof rules. The syntax and semantics define a language; the proof rules define a proof system. Specifications are expressions in the language, and reasoning over properties of these specifications is done within the proof system. This book presents comprehensive studies on nine specification languages and their logics of reasoning.
The editors and authors are authorities on these specification languages and their application. Dedicated chapters address: the use of ASM (Abstract State Machines) in the classroom; the Event-B modelling method; a methodological guide to CafeOBJ logic; CASL, the Common Algebraic Specification Language; the Duration Calculus; the logic of the RAISE specification language (RSL); the specification language TLA+; the typed logic of partial functions and the Vienna Development Method (VDM); and Z logic and its applications. Each chapter is self-contained, with references, and symbol and concept indexes. Finally, in a unique feature, the book closes with short commentaries on the specification languages written by researchers closely associated with their original development.
With extensive references and pointers to future developments, this book will be of interest to researchers and graduate students engaged with formal specification languages.
By a specification language we understand a formal system of syntax, semantics and proof rules. The syntax and semantics define a language; the proof rules define a proof system. Specifications are expressions in the language, and reasoning over properties of these specifications is done within the proof system. This book presents comprehensive studies on nine specification languages and their logics of reasoning.
The editors and authors are authorities on these specification languages and their application. Dedicated chapters address: the use of ASM (Abstract State Machines) in the classroom; the Event-B modelling method; a methodological guide to CafeOBJ logic; CASL, the Common Algebraic Specification Language; the Duration Calculus; the logic of the RAISE specification language (RSL); the specification language TLA+; the typed logic of partial functions and the Vienna Development Method (VDM); and Z logic and its applications. Each chapter is self-contained, with references, and symbol and concept indexes. Finally, in a unique feature, the book closes with short commentaries on the specification languages written by researchers closely associated with their original development.
With extensive references and pointers to future developments, this book will be of interest to researchers and graduate students engaged with formal specification languages.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages I-XXI
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
An Overview....Pages 3-12
Front Matter....Pages 13-13
Abstract State Machines for the Classroom....Pages 15-46
The event-B Modelling Method: Concepts and Case Studies....Pages 47-152
A Methodological Guide to the CafeOBJ Logic....Pages 153-240
Casl — the Common Algebraic Specification Language....Pages 241-298
Duration Calculus....Pages 299-347
The Logic of the RAISE Specification Language....Pages 349-399
The Specification Language TLA+ ....Pages 401-451
The Typed Logic of Partial Functions and the Vienna Development Method....Pages 453-487
Z Logic and Its Applications....Pages 489-596
Front Matter....Pages 597-597
Reviews....Pages 599-623
By a specification language we understand a formal system of syntax, semantics and proof rules. The syntax and semantics define a language; the proof rules define a proof system. Specifications are expressions in the language, and reasoning over properties of these specifications is done within the proof system. This book presents comprehensive studies on nine specification languages and their logics of reasoning.
The editors and authors are authorities on these specification languages and their application. Dedicated chapters address: the use of ASM (Abstract State Machines) in the classroom; the Event-B modelling method; a methodological guide to CafeOBJ logic; CASL, the Common Algebraic Specification Language; the Duration Calculus; the logic of the RAISE specification language (RSL); the specification language TLA+; the typed logic of partial functions and the Vienna Development Method (VDM); and Z logic and its applications. Each chapter is self-contained, with references, and symbol and concept indexes. Finally, in a unique feature, the book closes with short commentaries on the specification languages written by researchers closely associated with their original development.
With extensive references and pointers to future developments, this book will be of interest to researchers and graduate students engaged with formal specification languages.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages I-XXI
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
An Overview....Pages 3-12
Front Matter....Pages 13-13
Abstract State Machines for the Classroom....Pages 15-46
The event-B Modelling Method: Concepts and Case Studies....Pages 47-152
A Methodological Guide to the CafeOBJ Logic....Pages 153-240
Casl — the Common Algebraic Specification Language....Pages 241-298
Duration Calculus....Pages 299-347
The Logic of the RAISE Specification Language....Pages 349-399
The Specification Language TLA+ ....Pages 401-451
The Typed Logic of Partial Functions and the Vienna Development Method....Pages 453-487
Z Logic and Its Applications....Pages 489-596
Front Matter....Pages 597-597
Reviews....Pages 599-623
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