An Approach to Combining B and Alloy

  • Leonid Mikhailov
  • Michael Butler
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Part of the Lecture Notes in Computer Science book series (LNCS, volume 2272)

Abstract

In this paper we propose to combine two software verification approaches, theorem proving and model checking. We focus on the B-method and a theorem proving tool associated with it, and the Alloy specification notation and its model checker “Alloy Constraint Analyser”. We consider how software development in B can be assisted using Alloy and how Alloy can be used for verifying refinement of abstract specifications. We demonstrate our approach with an example.

Keywords

B-method Alloy 
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Authors and Affiliations

  • Leonid Mikhailov
    • 1
  • Michael Butler
    • 1
  1. 1.Department of Electronics and Computer ScienceUniversity of Southampton, HighfieldSouthamptonUK

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