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Industrial Tools for Formal Methods

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This chapter gives a flavour of a selection of tools that are available to support the formal methodist in the performance of the various activities. Tools for VDM, Z, B, UML, theorem provers and model checking are considered. The tools include syntax checkers to determine whether the specification is syntactically correct; specialized editors which ensure that the written specification is syntactically correct; tools to support refinement; automated code generators that generate a high-level language corresponding to the specification; theorem provers to demonstrate the correctness of the refinement steps and to identify and resolve proof obligations, as well proving the presence or absence of key properties; and specification animation tools where the execution of the specification can be simulated.

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    The list of tools discussed in this chapter is intended to give a flavour of what tools are available, and the inclusion of a particular tool is not intended as a recommendation of that tool. Similarly, the omission of a particular tool should not be interpreted as disapproval of that tool.

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    That is, the process normally comes first then the tool rather than the other way around.

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    Gerard O’Regan

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O’Regan, G. (2017). Industrial Tools for Formal Methods. In: Concise Guide to Formal Methods. Undergraduate Topics in Computer Science. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-64021-1_17

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