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The field of finite tree automata provides fundamental notations and tools for reasoning about sets of terms called regular or recognizable tree languages. We consider two kinds of analysis using regular tree languages, applied to logic programs. The first approach is to try to discover automatically a tree automaton from a logic program, approximating its minimal Herbrand model. In this case the input for the analysis is a program, and the output is a tree automaton. The second approach is to expose or check properties of the program that can be expressed by a given tree automaton. The input to the analysis is a program and a tree automaton, and the output is an abstract model of the program. These two contrasting abstract interpretations can be used in a wide range of analysis and verification problems.
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Gallagher, J.P. (2012). Analysis of Logic Programs Using Regular Tree Languages. In: Vidal, G. (eds) Logic-Based Program Synthesis and Transformation. LOPSTR 2011. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 7225. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-32211-2_1
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