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Compositional verification of probabilistic processes

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Abstract

We introduce a simple calculus of probabilistic processes and we apply it as basis for an initial investigation of compositional verification for probabilistic processes. In particular we study the problem of decomposing logical specifications with respect to operators of the calculus. This study identifies a new probabilistic logic, which is needed in order to support decomposition. Complete axiomatizations are offered for both the calculus and the logic.

This work has been supported in part by the Danish Natural Science Research Council through the DART project.

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  1. Kim G. Larsen & Arne Skou

    Present address: Dep. of Math. and Comp. Sc., Aalborg University, Fredrik Bajersvej 7, 9220, Aalborg, Denmark

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    Larsen, K.G., Skou, A. (1992). Compositional verification of probabilistic processes. In: Cleaveland, W. (eds) CONCUR '92. CONCUR 1992. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 630. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg . https://doi.org/10.1007/BFb0084809

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