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This paper describes systematic approaches to the formalisation and refinement of domain and analysis models in the B Abstract Machine Notation (AMN). These are intended to improve the process of formalisation of requirements, and the feasibility of formal development from these formalised requirements.
Static and dynamic models are addressed, and a comparison of the effectiveness of two alternative approaches to formalisation is performed, based upon the proof requirements generated by these approaches. A strategy for refinement to code and reuse of existing developments in the context of the B methodology is also described. A number of case studies are used to illustrate the approach.
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Lano, K., Haughton, H. (1994). Improving the Process of System Specification and Refinement in B. In: Till, D. (eds) 6th Refinement Workshop. Workshops in Computing. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-3240-0_3
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