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Synopsis
This volume presents some of the most advanced research in the description of distributed systems and the design calculi of software and of hardware using functional, algebraic, logical, and programming calculi. The deductive treatment of distributed systems is presented in its complete spectrum from formal foundations and functional system specifications to assertion calculi for the verification of system programs. A highlight is the use of model checking techniques for proving properties about finite state automaton systems with extremely large state sets. It is also shown how the formalisms can be used to treat hardware systems, with emphasis on development steps leading from high-level abstractions to concrete representations. An important notion treated is that of refinement concepts in system development.