Author : B. Berard
Release : 2013-04-17
Genre : Computers
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 583/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Systems and Software Verification by : B. Berard
Download or read book Systems and Software Verification written by B. Berard. This book was released on 2013-04-17. 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.