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Using Circus for critical industrial applications

Woodcock, Jim (2004) Using Circus for critical industrial applications. In: WMF2003: 6th Braziliam Workshop on Formal Methods. Electronic Notes in Theoretical Computer Science , 95. pp. 3-22. Elsevier Science, Campina Grande, Brazil (doi:10.1016/j.entcs.2004.04.003) (The full text of this publication is not currently available from this repository. You may be able to access a copy if URLs are provided) (KAR id:14034)

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Abstract

Circus is language that unifies Z, CSP, and the refinement calculus, and we describe its application in the development of safety-critical systems. We show the descriptive power of Image with a fragment of the formalisation of the steam boiler problem. We then use Image 's refinement calculus to bridge a semantic gap in development, where we eliminate a kind of abstract event.

Item Type: Conference or workshop item (Paper)
DOI/Identification number: 10.1016/j.entcs.2004.04.003
Additional information: Keynote speech: the Formal Methods Europe Lecture
Subjects: Q Science > QA Mathematics (inc Computing science) > QA 76 Software, computer programming,
Divisions: Divisions > Division of Computing, Engineering and Mathematical Sciences > School of Computing
Depositing User: Mark Wheadon
Date Deposited: 24 Nov 2008 18:01 UTC
Last Modified: 16 Nov 2021 09:52 UTC
Resource URI: https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/14034 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes)

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Woodcock, Jim.

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