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      Observation and Abstract Behaviour in Specification and Implementation of State-based Systems

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      5th Irish Workshop on Formal Methods (IWFM)
      Irish Workshop on Formal Methods
      16-17 July 2001
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            Classical algebraic specification is an accepted framework for specification. A criticism which applies is the fact that it is functional, not based on a notion of state as most software development and implementation languages are. We formalise the idea of a state-based object or abstract machine using algebraic means. In contrast to similar approaches we consider dynamic logic instead of equational logic as the framework for specification and implementation. The advantage is a more expressive language allowing us to specify safety and liveness conditions. It also allows a clearer distinction of functional and state-based parts which require different treatment in order to achieve behavioural abstraction when necessary. We shall in particular focus on abstract behaviour and observation. A behavioural notion of satisfaction for state-elements is needed in order to abstract from irrelevant details of the state realisation.

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            Conference
            July 2001
            July 2001
            : 1-16
            Affiliations
            [0001]School of Computer Applications

            Dublin City University

            Dublin 9, Ireland
            Article
            10.14236/ewic/IWFM2001.4
            2499086e-c89c-4f46-8fd8-26ee070d4dfd
            © Claus Pahl. Published by BCS Learning and Development Ltd. 5th Irish Workshop on Formal Methods, Dublin, Ireland

            This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 Unported License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

            5th Irish Workshop on Formal Methods
            IWFM
            5
            Dublin, Ireland
            16-17 July 2001
            Electronic Workshops in Computing (eWiC)
            Irish Workshop on Formal Methods
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            1477-9358 BCS Learning & Development

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            Electronic Workshops in Computing

            Applied computer science,Computer science,Security & Cryptology,Graphics & Multimedia design,General computer science,Human-computer-interaction

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