Abstract
We consider the task of model building and model checking for temporal logic specifications over general linear flows of time.
We present a new notation for giving a detailed description of the compositional construction of such a model and an efficient procedure for finding it from the temporal specification.
We then also present an algorithm for checking whether a particular temporal formula holds in a general linear model.
Applications include reasoning about distributed and concurrent systems, multi-agent systems, and understanding natural language.
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French, T., McCabe-Dansted, J., Reynolds, M. (2013). Indiscrete Models: Model Building and Model Checking over Linear Time. In: Lodaya, K. (eds) Logic and Its Applications. ICLA 2013. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 7750. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-36039-8_6
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