The Temporal Logic of Reactive and Concurrent Systems: Specification / Edition 1

by Zohar Manna, Amir Pnueli

Overview

Reactive systems are computing systems which are interactive, such as real-time systems, operating systems, concurrent systems, control systems, etc. They are among the most difficult computing systems to program. Temporal logic is a formal tool/language which yields excellent results in specifying reactive systems. This volume, the first of two, subtitled Specification, has a self-contained introduction to temporal logic and, more important, an introduction to the computational model for reactive programs, developed by Zohar Manna and Amir Pnueli of Stanford University and the Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel, respectively.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780387976648
Publisher:	Springer New York
Publication date:	12/18/1991
Edition description:	1992
Pages:	427
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.25(h) x 0.04(d)

Table of Contents

I: Models of Concurrency.- 1: Basic Models.- 2: Modeling Real Concurrency.- II: Specifications.- 3: Temporal Logic.- 4: Properties of Programs.- References.- Index to Symbols.- General Index.

Editorial Reviews

Reactive and concurrent systems are computing systems that operate in real time and as such are difficult to specify, implement, and validate. Temporal logic provides a simple but precise way of talking about the complexities of ordering interactions. This volume, the first of two, introduces temporal logic and the computational model developed by the authors. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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