Temporal Logic - Understanding Reactive Systems

Pasquale De Marco

Summary

Temporal logic is a powerful formal language for specifying and reasoning about the behavior of systems over time. It has been successfully applied in a wide range of domains, including reactive systems, concurrent systems, real-time systems, hybrid systems, probabilistic systems, game theory, and artificial intelligence.

In this book, we provide a comprehensive introduction to temporal logic, covering both the theoretical foundations and the practical applications of the logic. We start with the basics of propositional temporal logic and first-order temporal logic, and then move on to more advanced topics such as linear temporal logic, computation tree logic, hybrid logic, and probabilistic temporal logic.

We also discuss the use of temporal logic in the specification and verification of reactive systems, concurrent systems, real-time systems, hybrid systems, probabilistic systems, games, and artificial intelligence systems. We cover both model checking and theorem proving techniques, and provide numerous examples to illustrate the practical use of temporal logic.

This book is intended for a broad audience, including computer scientists, engineers, mathematicians, and philosophers. It is also suitable for graduate students and advanced undergraduates who are interested in learning about temporal logic and its applications.

We believe that this book will be a valuable resource for anyone who wants to understand and use temporal logic to specify and reason about the behavior of complex systems.

Temporal logic is a powerful tool for reasoning about the behavior of systems over time. It is used in a wide variety of applications, including the specification and verification of reactive systems, concurrent systems, real-time systems, hybrid systems, probabilistic systems, games, and artificial intelligence systems.

This book provides a comprehensive introduction to temporal logic, covering both the theoretical foundations and the practical applications of the logic. It is intended for a broad audience, including computer scientists, engineers, mathematicians, and philosophers. The book is also suitable for graduate students and advanced undergraduates who are interested in learning about temporal logic and its applications.

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Available since: 06/02/2025.

Print length: 170 pages.

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