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Recently, formal methods, both assertional (compositional) and algebraic, for developing state-based parallel programs have been studied. This paper presents one of the few not-that-trivial case studies in this area, based on the combined use of both (though mainly assertional) methods. The case study is conducted in a top-down fashion, and we demonstrate that verification can be naturally conducted at the same time as, and combined with, the design of the system.
Part of the research was supported by Sino-British Friendship Scholarship Scheme, while the first author was reading D.Phil. at Oxford University
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Xu, Q., He, J. (1992). A case study in formally developing state-based parallel programs—the Dutch National Torus. In: Jones, C.B., Shaw, R.C., Denvir, T. (eds) 5th Refinement Workshop. Workshops in Computing. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-3550-0_16
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