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Compositional semantics for real-time distributed computing

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Logics of Programs (Logic of Programs 1985)

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We give a compositional denotational semantics for a real-time distributed language, based on the linear history semantics for CSP of Francez et al. Concurrent execution is not modelled by interleaving but by an extension of the maximal parallelism model of Salwicki, that allows the modelling of transmission time for communications. The importance of constructing a semantics (and in general a proof theory) for real-time is stressed by such different sources as the problem of formalizing the real-time aspects of Ada and the elimination of errors in real-time flight control software ([Sunday Times 7-22-84]).

March 1985

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  1. Department of Computer Science, University of Nijmegen, Toernooiveld, 6525 ED, Nijmegen, the Netherlands

    R. Koymans & W. P. de Roever

  2. Department of Computer Science, University of Utrecht, P.O. Box 80.012, 3508, TA Utrecht, the Netherlands

    W. P. de Roever & R. Gerth

  3. NCSDCT, Tata Institute for Fundamental Research, Homi Bhaba Road, 400 005, Bombay, India

    R. K. Shyamasundar & S. Arun-Kumar

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Koymans, R., Shyamasundar, R.K., de Roever, W.P., Gerth, R., Arun-Kumar, S. (1985). Compositional semantics for real-time distributed computing. In: Parikh, R. (eds) Logics of Programs. Logic of Programs 1985. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 193. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-15648-8_14

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