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We introduce a new strategy for structuring large searches in model checking, called local search, as an alternative to depth-first and breadth-first search. It is designed to optimise the amount of checking that is done relative to communication, where communication can mean either between parallel processors or between fast main memory and backing store, whether virtual memory or disc files. We report on it in the context of the CSP refinement checker FDR.
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Roscoe, A.W., Armstrong, P.J., Pragyesh (2009). Local Search in Model Checking. In: Liu, Z., Ravn, A.P. (eds) Automated Technology for Verification and Analysis. ATVA 2009. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 5799. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-04761-9_3
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