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Modal logic offers a rich paradigm for programming. Several executable languages based on various types of modal logic are presented. Modality is not only useful for programming on domains for which the notion of time is essential but also can be used as structural concepts. In particular, it can be applied as a high level executable specification language especially in such domains as real-time, process control, distributed programming. This paper surveys several works in this direction which have been done in recent years at Kyoto University.
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Kato, D., Kikuchi, T., Nakajima, R., Sawada, J., Tsuiki, H. (1990). Modal logic programming. In: Bjørner, D., Hoare, C.A.R., Langmaack, H. (eds) VDM '90 VDM and Z — Formal Methods in Software Development. VDM 1990. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 428. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-52513-0_3
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