Yuxin Deng ; Matthew Hennessy ; Rob van Glabbeek ; Carroll Morgan - Characterising Testing Preorders for Finite Probabilistic Processes

lmcs:694 - Logical Methods in Computer Science, October 28, 2008, Volume 4, Issue 4 - https://doi.org/10.2168/LMCS-4(4:4)2008
Characterising Testing Preorders for Finite Probabilistic ProcessesArticle

Authors: Yuxin Deng ORCID; Matthew Hennessy ; Rob van Glabbeek ; Carroll Morgan

    In 1992 Wang & Larsen extended the may- and must preorders of De Nicola and Hennessy to processes featuring probabilistic as well as nondeterministic choice. They concluded with two problems that have remained open throughout the years, namely to find complete axiomatisations and alternative characterisations for these preorders. This paper solves both problems for finite processes with silent moves. It characterises the may preorder in terms of simulation, and the must preorder in terms of failure simulation. It also gives a characterisation of both preorders using a modal logic. Finally it axiomatises both preorders over a probabilistic version of CSP.


    Volume: Volume 4, Issue 4
    Published on: October 28, 2008
    Imported on: February 7, 2008
    Keywords: Computer Science - Logic in Computer Science,F.3.2,D.3.1

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