Systems and Software Verification
Author | : B. Berard |
Publisher | : Springer Science & Business Media |
Total Pages | : 188 |
Release | : 2013-04-17 |
ISBN-10 | : 9783662045589 |
ISBN-13 | : 3662045583 |
Rating | : 4/5 (583 Downloads) |
Download or read book Systems and Software Verification written by B. Berard and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-04-17 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Model checking is a powerful approach for the formal verification of software. It automatically provides complete proofs of correctness, or explains, via counter-examples, why a system is not correct. Here, the author provides a well written and basic introduction to the new technique. The first part describes in simple terms the theoretical basis of model checking: transition systems as a formal model of systems, temporal logic as a formal language for behavioral properties, and model-checking algorithms. The second part explains how to write rich and structured temporal logic specifications in practice, while the third part surveys some of the major model checkers available.