Model Checking Algorithms for the mu-Calculus,

Abstract

The propositional mu-calculus is a powerful language for expressing properties of transition systems by using least and greatest fixpoint operators. Recently, the mu-calculus has generated much interest among researchers in computer-aided verification. This interest stems from the fact that many temporal and program logics can be encoded into the mu-calculus. In addition, important relations between transition systems, such as weak and strong bisimulation equivalence, also have fixpoint characterizations. Wide-spread use of binary decision diagrams has made fixpoint based algorithms even more important, since methods that require the manipulation of individual states do not take advantage of this representation.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 23, 1996
Accession Number
ADA317576

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  • Edmund M. Clarke
  • Sergey Berezin
  • Somesh Jha
  • Will Marrero

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  • Carnegie Mellon University

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  • Human Systems

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  • Algorithms
  • Calculus
  • Coding
  • Computations
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  • Iterations
  • Language
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  • Numbers
  • Semantics
  • Simulations
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  • Theoretical Analysis.